What do anthropologists mean by the term transhumance?

What will be an ideal response?


This term refers to the widespread pastoral pattern of migrating to different elevations in response to seasonal differences in temperature and pastureland.

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A phratry is a __________ descent group composed of supposedly related __________

A) unilineal; clans B) unilineal; moieties C) bilateral; clans D) bilateral; moieties

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The Kohistani belief in ghrairat creates a bias against collective violence

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What is chronemics?

What will be an ideal response?

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Franz Boas believed that anthropologists should

a. develop theories using the written reports of missionaries, in particular. b. avoid living with the people they study so as not to influence them. c. gather more factual information about other cultures by conducting fieldwork. d. attempt to classify cultural development in stages.

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