For the Trobriand Islanders, the central part of the Kula trade is:
a. The opportunity to prove their manhood by taking long sea voyages.
b. Trading for types of food that are unavailable on their home island.
c. Trading for bracelets and armbands.
d. The opportunity to meet potential mates.
e. The after-parties that accompany all trading.
C
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A. farming in the South American tropical lowlands preceded domestication in the Middle East by some 5,000 years. B. New World farming began in the lowlands of South America and then spread to Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean islands. C. maize was first domesticated in the Pacific islands and brought to the Americas by colonizers who navigated to the western coasts of South America. D. all early domesticates originated among the Clovis people, whose knowledge then diffused southward. E. the old assumption that New World farming originated in the upland areas is correct.
Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor were influenced deeply by the evolutionary theories of:
a. Franz Boas. b. Charles Darwin. c. Bronislaw Malinowski. d. Margaret Mead. e. Carolus Linnaeus.
The study of anthropology develops all of the following skills EXCEPT ______
a. developing cognitive complexity b. appreciating other perspectives c. responsible money management d. building emotional resilience e. operating more comfortably in ambiguous situations
Which of the following is not a physical characteristic of bipedalism?
What will be an ideal response?