The Spanish colonization of South America in the sixteenth century A.D. is an example of __________
a. culture change
b. civilization
c. globalization
d. comparative perspective
c
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When an organism actively perturbs the environment in ways that modify the selection pressures experienced by subsequent generations of organisms, it is said to be engaged in
A. natural selection B. gene flow C. genetic drift D. niche construction
Francis Hsu argues that one of the core values of the Chinese is:
a. mutual dependence b. rugged individualism c. aggressive paranoia d. passive submission
Which of these is the best definition of the term indigenous as it is used in the text?
a. Groups of stateless ethnic minorities b. Culture groups that have occupied a region longer than immigrants or colonists c. Anything that could also be called “natural” d. People who have not incorporated any Western industrialized practices or goods into their way of life
The word civilization derives from the Latin word, civis, referring to one who is an inhabitant of a city, and civitas, which refers to the urban community in which one lives. The word civilization connotes refinement and progress, but in anthropology, the term refers to:
a. the independence of people to do what they desire. b. societies in which small numbers of people live in socially stratified political systems. c. societies in which large numbers of people live in political systems that lack stratification. d. societies in which large numbers of people live in socially stratified political systems. e. central inhabited cities where transportation and communication hubs exist.