The first use of the term culture in anthropology appeared in 1871 in a book written by:

a. James Frazer
b. Robert Edgerton
c. Edward Tylor
d. Melford Spiro


c. Edward Tylor

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Age grades (age sets) are groups of people of approximately the same age within tribal societies who __________

a. are ritual outsiders b. are not yet married c. are given specific socio-political functions d. share birthday celebrations

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In order for a city to develop there must a(n) ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The Regional Continuity Model of modern Homo sapiens origins proposes that

a. modern humans appear solely in Africa. b. pre-modern populations in Europe, Asia and Africa all evolved into modern Homo sapiens. c. there was no gene flow between pre-modern populations from different regions of the Old World. d. gene mixing was low if there was any at all. e. all H. sapiens came from Africa.

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The functionalist approach says that __________

A) powerful structures shape culture B) culture is like a biological organism with interacting parts C) culture should be studied on the basis of how people make a living D) cultures evolve from primitive to more advanced, or civilized

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