The opening of a Western-style clothing retail store in a previously isolated area has resulted in the popularity of blue jeans among local youth. Many of the wearers have replicated local fabric designs in paint on the jeans
What model of cultural interaction does this scenario best represent?
A) clash of civilizations
B) Westernization
C) ethnocentrism
D) localization
Answer: D
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a. True b. False
All of the following archaeological evidence points to Monte Albán's increasing role at the center of state formation and expansion EXCEPT
A. the presence of a royal palace among the specialized buildings in Monte Albán. B. hieroglyphs on a main plaza building that record the successes of conquests that brought underlying areas under Monte Albán's control. C. evidence of peaceful trade with its chief local rival, San Martín Tilcajete. D. evidence of Zapotec conquest of communities more than a half-day's trip away from Monte Albán. E. the specialized buildings that surrounded the city's main plaza and housed the state's bureaucracy.
Homo sapiens is divided into local populations that differ by one or more phenotypic traits. In other words, it is a __________ species
a. polytypic b. anthropometric c. polygenetic d. polymorphic