Until approximately ten thousand years ago most people lived in:
A) ?settled clans defined by common ancestors, usually male.
B) ?nomadic groups of around 30 to 100 people.
C) ?small-scale sedentary groups that practiced slash and burn agriculture.
D) ?sedentary communities of 1,000 to 10,000 people.
B
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Holism means looking at any aspect of human life while taking into consideration
A) its relationship to other aspects of human life. B) its relationship to spiritual aspects of human life. C) its efficacy for getting monetary compensation . D) its sophistication compared to other aspects of human life. E) its implications for biological evolution.
Anthropology emerged as a scientific discipline less than 20 years ago
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
After spending nine months in Samoa and working with individuals in three different villages, Margaret Mead concluded that __________
A. Samoan society differed little from that of the United States in the 1920s B. many key elements of Samoan culture had diffused from Thailand C. Franz Boas's theories of cultural relativism had serious flaws D. becoming an adult was less stressful in Samoa than in the United States
Gaps in the fossil record can be explained as episodes of __________
a. creation b. macroevolution c. allopatric speciation d. sympatric speciation