Which of the following correctly describes the Classical Mayan priesthood?
a. They spent their time in prayer and meditation.
b. Their key role was as healers of the sick.
c. They took vows of poverty and chastity.
d. They were not considered to be particularly important by the aristocracy.
e. They used drugs and pain rituals to reach ecstatic states.
E
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Which of the following statements best describes the land ownership situation among the Hadza of Tanzania?
A) The Hadza do not believe that they have exclusive rights over the land they use. B) The political leaders decide who owns specific parcels of land. C) Individuals may only use the land that they have purchased. D) The government owns all the land, and hunting time on it is “rented” by the individual.
The earliest writing probably appeared 5,500 years ago
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Anthropologists today realize that no culture is isolated and that the ethnographic present is an unrealistic concept.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to research cited by Shandy and Moe in "Negotiating Work and Family in America," the Washoe Indians of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in southern California exhibit relative gender equality due to the fact that
a. the women are solely responsible for providing the food for the family groups. b. men and women are responsible for their own individual needs for food. c. the men provide virtually all of the food by hunting for animal proteins. d. both men and women forage for edible plants and both catch small animals as a source of protein.