Matrilineal societies are matriarchal—that is, women have the primary authority
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Which of the following statements about religion is NOT true?
A. It is a cultural construction, therefore not a reality. B. It can both create and maintain divisions within society. C. It is sometimes a source of conflict. D. It is, in some cases, ecologically adaptive. E. It can both create and maintain social solidarity.
What can be said about the dispersal of Middle Pleistocene hominins?
a. Discoveries of their presence come from North America b. For the first time Europe became more permanently and densely occupied c. Presence in Asia is noticeably lacking d. Unlike their H. erectus predecessors they were widely distributed in the Old World e. Africa was no longer a central area of hominin occupation
A perspective in ethnography that uses the concepts and categories of the anthropologist’s culture to describe another culture is called the emic approach
a. True b. False
The three caloric staples grown by Native American farmers were
A. wheat, rye, and beans. B. squash, avocados, and tomatoes. C. wheat, barley, and oats. D. maize, rice, and soybeans. E. maize, potatoes, and manioc.