Culture history is:

a. The kind of archaeology practiced during Renaissance times, primarily focused on the reconstruction of classical civilizations.
b. A breakthrough in archaeological thought that rejected simple descriptions of cultural development through time for more comprehensive interpretations of past lifeways.
c. The kind of archaeology practiced during the early to mid-20th century, in which changes in artifact frequencies through time were explained by diffusion of ideas or migration of people.
d. The kind of archaeology most frequently practiced today by Americanist archaeologists.
e. The kind of archaeology most frequently practiced today by European archaeologists.


c

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A. although Minangkabau women play a central role in their culture's social, economic, and ceremonial life, they are still regarded as having lower status than men. B. women in matriarchies see their male counterparts as being inferior. C. true matriarchies do not exist. D. women of newer generations are experimenting with new ideas of gender roles. E. the Minangkabau matriarchy is not the equivalent of female rule because of their belief that decision making should be by consensus.

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a. True b. False

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Define a language family

What will be an ideal response?

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