What is the primary reason that religions utilize rites of purification?
a. It is a way to keep their adherents from getting dirty
b. It is a way of correcting behaviors that break religious rules.
c. It is a public way of raising one's status.
d. It is a ritualized way of doing group healing.
b
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Which of the following statements about political leaders in foraging bands is true?
A. They maintain power by nurturing strong ties with the commoner class. B. They have inherited special access to strategic resources. C. They maintain control by conquering foreign territories. D. They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions. E. They are the most dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent group.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Acting in fifth-century Greece (BCE) was highly professionalized. 2. Acting in fifth-century Greece (BCE) was very realistic. 3. Scenery in fifth-century Greece (BCE) was very elaborate.
The most common form of exchange found in horticultural societies where political organization includes self-made leaders is:
A) market exchange. B) redistribution. C) generalized reciprocity. D) balanced reciprocity. E) capitalism.
The "Arab Spring" resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:
A) the writing of new, more democratically influenced constitutions in several nations. B) the death of the leader of Libya and the disintegration of the Libyan state. C) the resolution of conflicts between different Islamic factions. D) violent conflict between Islamists and secularists. E) the deposition of totalitarian governments by ordinary people.