In the Middle East, early cultivation began as an attempt to copy, in a less favorable environment, the dense stands of wheat and barley that grew wild in the hilly flanks. All of the following either motivated or facilitated this attempt EXCEPT
A. population growth.
B. climatic changes that reduced the available amount of wild wheat and barley.
C. the existence of a vertical economy.
D. human inventiveness and experimentation that occurred in the optimal zones, such as the hilly flanks.
E. living in marginal areas most affected by climatic changes.
Answer: D
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The term ethnicity involves a group of people emphasizing shared __________
A) language, history, and culture B) socioeconomic status C) physical characteristics D) religion and beliefs
The violent eradication of an ethnic group's collective cultural identity is called:
a. genocide. b. ethnocide. c. homicide. d. extinction. e. acculturation.
Situational meanings are connected to
A the linguistic choices made by people belonging to different social groups. B the ways interlocutors evaluate linguistic behavior. C the occurrence or exclusion of language forms in different contexts. D all of the above. E none of the above.
Sanctions are:
a. internalized social controls. b. classified social controls. c. externalized social controls. d. external behavior. e. religious behavior.