In newly established colonies, the most important role of taxes was:
a. To support the cost of the colonial government.
b. To provide an immediate profit for the colonizing country.
c. To extend central government control into small villages.
d. To pay the cost of building roads and bridges in the colony.
e. To force colonial subjects to work for Europeans or produce products they desired.
E
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A) Nomadic pastoralism is a way of extracting energy from environments not suited for agriculture. B) Kinship is the organizing principle of most pastoralist groups. C) Pastoralist societies often have strong political leaders. D) Mobility often allows nomadic pastoralists to maintain more political autonomy than settled agriculturalists. E) none of the above
In which of these subfields do applied anthropologists work?
a. Development anthropology b. Educational anthropology c. Medical anthropology d. All of these are correct.
Because they are nocturnal, tarsiers do not directly compete with anthropoids which are diurnal.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Every state economy today is a blend of both:
a. free markets and formal markets. b. government control and informal markets. c. formal markets and black markets. d. informal markets and free markets. e. government control and free markets.