What are the primary benefits of bipedalism?
What will be an ideal response?
It freed the hands to carry things and make tools, allowed better visual predation, and was an
efficient means of covering long distances.
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Describe the four major divisions of the Paleolithic period in terms of age and characteristics.
What will be an ideal response?
Ester Boserup argues that the intensification of agriculture is __________
A) not likely to develop naturally out of horticulture B) associated with greater social equality C) not linked to population growth D) dependent upon a slow progression from animal husbandry and horticulture
How is the relationship between labor and social status reflected in relative contributions to subsistence?
a. Individuals that contribute the most to subsistence always have the highest social status. b. The relationship between labor and social status is contextual. c. In societies where men have higher social status than women, men perform most of the subsistence work. d. There is no relationship between labor and social status.
Which of the following uses combinations of logographic and syllabic signs?
a. logographic writing b. alphabetic writing c. logosyllabic writing d. syllabic writing