At European contact, the largest empire in the Americas was situated in
A. the Andes.
B. highland Mesoamerica.
C. the Petén.
D. the Amazon Basin.
A
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In the Cross-Cultural Miscue in your textbook, the word “parallel” is presented from an ethnoscientific point of view. What does the word “parallel” mean to most Japanese people?
a. Things that run in tandem side by side b. Things that are not in agreement c. An approach that creates unity d. A particular kind of geometric shape e. A form of high bar used in gymnastics
Lewis Henry Morgan, an early evolutionist, linked stages of cultural development to
A) technological developments. B) geographical location. C) the environment. D) mental capacity. E) racial differences.
An anthropologist from planet X finds that as he travels from east to west, the inhabitants of the planet become one inch taller with every 200 miles covered. Thus, the researcher has discovered a(n):
A. clinal distribution B. discontinuous distribution C. nonclinal distribution D. ontological distribution
In Pomoan warfare, hostilities were concluded by __________
a. a payment of beads from the victor to the defeated community b. a payment of beads from the defeated to the victorious community c. a payment of pigs by the defeated community to be used for funerals by the victors d. the ransoming back of captives by the defeated community