__________ is an ascribed status forced upon people at birth or through involuntary servitude
a. Race
b. Ethnicity
c. Caste
d. Slavery
Answer: d
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In societies where __________ contributes to one’s social standing and prestige, sibling order determines the relative status of each new lineage
a. merit b. inheritance c. seniority d. responsibility
Dependency theorists suggest that multinational corporations are just a new form of neocolonialism that is aimed at supplying the Western world with natural resources and cheap labor
These corporations, rather than helping the populace, actually intensify many of the problems of Third World countries by __________. A. making it impossible to get cheap food and adequate housing B. creating benefits for a wealthy elite and a small middle class while allowing the vast majority of the population to remain in poverty C. establishing a strong lower class that eventually overthrows the ruling elite in the country D. flaunting all of the modern conveniences that the majority of people cannot afford
In "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," Cronk notes that three of the following are good examples of reciprocal gift giving. Which one is not?
a. shoes bought at a local mall b. concessions made between U.S. and Russian negotiators during peace negotiations a few years ago c. shell necklaces and arm bands traded in ritual fashion in the Trobriand Island exchange system called the kula d. "swapping" reported by Carol Stack by African Americans living in a place in Illinois called the flats
An Archaeological ProblemThe following multiple-choice questions refer to the paragraph below. Base your answers on the information given below, your archaeological knowledge, and common sense.Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep, and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted among the
bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.The settlement probably belongs to the ________ period. A. Oldowan B. Natufian C. Mousterian D. Ali Kosh