Which of the following is a cultural universal?
A. hypodescent
B. bifurcate merging kinship terminologies
C. hyperdescent
D. transhumance
E. some kind of family
Answer: E
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What have researchers learned by looking at the molars and other cranial features of H. erectus?
A. H. erectus was more dependent on tubers than earlier hominins. B. H. erectus was more dependent on hunting—and the lifestyle it demanded—than earlier hominins. C. The chewing apparatus of H. erectus was essentially the same as that of H. habilis. D. The paucity of dental remains of H. erectus has made it difficult for researchers to say anything significant. E. H. erectus had yet to make the shift to hunting seen later on with Neandertals.
The evidence of writing during the Shang dynasty in China was typically associated with
a. recording economic transactions b. the process of divination or prophecy c. religious texts d. records of the succession of royal families e. property records
Incest restriction
A. is a feature of a capitalist economy. B. has a genetic basis. C. only exists in societies that practice patrilocal residence. D. does not eliminate incest. E. is not documented in classic ethnographies.
Describe the extent to which the use of tools is unique to humans. Illustrate your answer with examples from studies of nonhuman animals, including other primates.
What will be an ideal response?