Which one of the traits listed below is not used to define the order Primates?
a. A tendency towards erect posture
b. An inflexible, specialized limb structure
c. Generalized dentition
d. Hands and feet with a high degree of prehensility
e. Retention of five digits on the hands and feet
b
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Many medical anthropologists now argue that the biomedical paradigm itself needs to be understood as part of
a. biocultural synthesis. b. Western attitudes. c. the society. d. the culture.
The Portuguese established a trading empire along the coast of Africa to India, China, and Japan. Many commodities were traded, but the one that became the most valuable was
a. gold. b. ivory. c. slaves. d. oil.
What kind of exchange takes place at a potlatch ceremony?
A) A chief gives away food and gifts to guests in order to enhance his social status. B) People provide their annual tribute to the ruling family. C) Parents of young women give money and gifts to their daughter’s future husband. D) Two friends exchange gifts of relatively equal value.
By looking at the molars and chewing muscles of H. erectus, researchers learned that
A. H. erectus was more dependent on tubers than earlier hominins. B. H. erectus was more dependent on hunting than earlier hominins. C. the chewing apparatus of H. erectus was essentially identical to that of H. habilis. D. the chewing apparatus of H. erectus was different from that of H. habilis. E. H. erectus had not yet begun to hunt.