To what did Kent Flannery (1969) refer with the term broad-spectrum revolution?
A. the period in which the first large states began to grow, although there was nothing actually "revolutionary" about it because this process occurred very gradually
B. the period in which a wider range of tools was being fabricated, for both utilitarian and ritualistic purposes
C. the period beginning around 15,000 B.P. in the Middle East and 12,000 B.P. in Europe, during which a wider range of plant and animal life was hunted, gathered, collected, caught, and fished
D. the period between 20,000 B.P. and 10,000 B.P. when anatomically modern humans colonized the entire world, made possible by a smarter utilization of a wider range of environments
E. the period in which Asia became the only place in the world with communities leading a sedentary life and engaging in food and animal domestication
Answer: C
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Ethnographic data from a variety of societies around the world has shown which of the following about men's and women's roles in ceramic manufacture?
a. When pottery is made by hand, it is usually made by women; when pottery is made on a wheel, it is usually made by men. b. When pottery is made by hand, it is usually made by men; when pottery is made on a wheel, it is usually made by women. c. When pottery is made on a wheel, men and women participate equally in the manufacturing process; women dominate the manufacturing process when pottery is made by hand. d. When pottery is made by hand, men and women participate equally in the manufacturing process; women dominate the manufacturing process when pottery is made on a wheel. e. When pottery is made it is either difficult or easy, depending on the consistency of the clay. When difficulties arise, males step in to assume the task.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
An audience of one hundred people in a two thousand-seat auditorium makes easy connections of energy and shared identity.
Patrilocal societies are expected to display:
a. greater mtDNA diversity than Y chromosome diversity. b. roughly equivalent mtDNA and Y chromosome diversity. c. greater Y chromosome diversity than mtDNA diversity. d. no strong correlation between societal structure and genetic diversity.
Band societies are usually
a. settled populations. b. tightly organized under hereditary leaders. c. found to have considerable political integration. d. highly egalitarian. e. food producers.