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.
c
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Blood-type frequencies are often used in human classification because large geographical areas fall into clearly defined categories. 2. The average genetic differences between geographically separated human populations are fewer than the genetic differences within a single population. 3. Studies based on molecular data have concluded that varying populations of humans can be assigned to separate subspecies. 4. The assertion that there are pure races is no longer true today, but was probably true a hundred years ago. 5. IQ tests and other tests of intelligence are influenced by cultural background.
Wood and Collard have suggested that
A) Early Homo is a woodland adapted offshoot of the Australopith clad B) H. habilis and H. rudolphensis should be reclassified as Australopithecines C) Early Homo cannot be descended from any known Australopithecine D) no Early Homo species is a likely ancestor to Homo erectus E) there is only one species of Early Homo: rudolphensis
Ethnographers have found several instances of clear female domination over men
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The learned aspect of culture is most dramatically apparent in __________
a. men b. women c. cross-cultural meetings d. children