An important aspect of the "Hawai'ian Renaissance" is __________
A) increased interest in the hula in Hawai'i
B) increased commercial development in the islands
C) increased popularity of the hula in the mainland United States
D) more people in the U.S. mainland wanting to learn to play the ukulele
Answer: A
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A. in the hilly flanks, because that was the area that could best sustain a growing population. B. out of an attempt to copy, on a larger scale, the lifestyle that early sedentism offered its members prior to the sudden population growth caused by food production. C. in the alluvial desert plain of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where a new economy based on irrigation and trade fueled the growth of this entirely new form of society. D. against the will of the people, who correctly foresaw the many ills this new form of society would bring upon them. E. below the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where the abundance of water helped keep a complex irrigation system working.
The New Zealand government wishes to get back many of its treasured art objects once taken by Europeans traveling in that country. What are these art objects?
a. Tattooed and mummified Maori heads b. Sacred fertility statues of the Maori warriors c. Elaborately carved wooden flutes used in warfare d. Cotton weavings once used by the Maori royal families e. Finely carved jewelry worn by the upper classes in Maori society
Cross-cultural comparisons made using collections of ethnographic data are ahistorical. This means that
a. the ethnographic descriptions of cultures are treated as timeless and unchanging. b. the ethnographic information is not dated; there is no record of the years which it covers. c. they only address nonliterate cultures. d. All of these are true in regards to the ahistorical nature of comparative research.
The most common human teratogen is __________
a. nuclear radiation b. alcohol c. tobacco smoke d. PCBs