Myths are oral or written stories that
a. are not true.
b. explain some important cultural knowledge, why things are as they are.
c. are secular and take the place of religion.
d. formalize the norms and values of a society.
b
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The following statements about land are made by people who belong to food-foraging, horticultural, pastoralist, intensive agriculturalist, and industrial societies. Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a tributary system of land ownership in West Africa?
a. “The land of my people is the land around Spirit Lake, where my ancestors emerged and where we hold annual ceremonies.” b. “I gave the land to my brother’s son, who distributed it among his sons, for which they pay me ten days’ work a year. When the eldest son died, I gave his land to my cousin, who needs more land for his growing family.” c. “I paid ten grand for that parcel of land in the desert, and expect it to double in value in the next five years.” d. “In the summer, we go to our land in the mountains, and in the winter, we pass through the land corridor to the east, using the water holes and meadows for grass until we reach the summer pastures.” e. “I inherited five acres of land from my mother, as well as the rights to use the water from the river three days a week.”
Although anthropologists may be interested in contemporary global issues such as climate change, their perspective is necessarily limited to the local scale of their fieldwork.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Who made many errors in the reconstruction of the skeleton of La Chapelle-aux-Saints?
A) Marcellin Boule B) William King C) T.H. Huxley D) W. Strauss and A. Cave E) Rudolf Virchow
Slave archaeology at Jefferson's Monticello plantation in Virginia has helped interpret historical records from the time. For instance, written records document that Jefferson moved Critta Hemings (part of his house staff) from a large house with a brick floor, a stone fireplace, and architectural embellishments, to a small simple house with dirt floors. Yet she remained a part of his house
staff, a normally favored status. Slave quarter excavations showed a. that Hemings was demoted; she and her family were forced to move from the large house where only they lived to much smaller quarters which they had to share with several other families. b. that the move actually provided Hemings and her family with access to subfloor pits in which they could store their possessions, helping them maintain some privacy and security. c. that the move actually allowed Hemings and her family to have a house of their own, rather than sharing a household with other families. d. Hemings never actually moved; she and her family remained in her large house in spite of Jefferson's demands. e. Hemings never lived at Monticello.