Band leaders occupy official offices and are able to force other band members to obey their commands.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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An archaeological site is defined as:
A. a place where people lived or carried out activities. B. the body of material and information that survives for archaeologists to study. C. any object or item created or modified by human action. D. a subdivision of geological time representing units of eras.
All languages and dialects are equally effective as systems of communication.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Individuals have __________, but groups share __________
A) behavior; culture B) culture; society C) society; beliefs D) beliefs; behavior
Thor Heyerdahl proposed that Egyptians could have navigated to the New World and influenced the emergence of civilization in the Americas. Erich von Däniken suggested that major human achievements had been borrowed from beings from outer space. What do these two views, both lacking credible scientific evidence, have in common?
A. Both take the position that major changes in ancient human lifestyles were the result of outside instruction or interference rather than the achievements of the natives of the places where the changes took place. B. Both argue that historical events such as plant and animal domestication, the state, and city life were not brilliant discoveries, inventions, or secrets that humans needed to borrow but were, rather, long-term, gradual processes, developments with down-to-earth causes and effects. C. Both reflect the popular media's negative effect on the quality of high school and college education. D. Both suggest that evolutionary mechanisms explain both biological and cultural diversity across time and space. E. Both suggest that anthropology benefits from a broad range of views on human history, even if these views challenge the mainstream and even lack credible scientific evidence.