What is a band?

What will be an ideal response?


A band is a small foraging group with flexible composition that migrates seasonally.

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Interestingly, some of the physical markers that have led scientists to identify certain fossils as early hominins rather than apes are features that have been lost during subsequent human evolution. Which of the following is an example of this?

A. stereoscopic vision B. climbing ability C. thin enamel on teeth D. big back teeth E. chimplike tool use, such as termite capture

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In a society that is characterized by age grades:

a. Chiefs control all of the critical material resources. b. People follow a well-ordered progression through a series of age-related life stages. c. Rituals are rarely necessary. d. People who lack the necessary skills to progress to the next grade are cast out of society. e. People are very unlikely to make significant investments in warfare.

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Cuneiform is the name for early writing in

A. China. B. Mesoamerica. C. the Indus Valley. D. Mesopotamia. E. the Andes.

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Fossils indicate that Homo erectus became extinct about 400,000 years ago

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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