The alphabet that has become the basis of the writing system we use in English was used by the __________ civilization

A. Egyptian
B. Greek
C. Sumerian
D. Roman


Answer: D

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Early anthropologists believed in __________, or the idea that all societies advance through improved stages over time, going from primitive to more advanced forms of society

a. cultural evolution b. progress c. modernization d. civilization

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The first radiometric method of dating, developed by Willard H. Libby in the late 1940s, was:

A. amino acid racemization B. fission-track dating C. radiocarbon dating D. electron spin resonance (ESR) dating

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In order to minimize the impact of subjectivity, the anthropologist should consider all of the following except:

a. how people think they really behave. b. the people's ideal sense of how a society should be run. c. what the anthropologist actually sees happening. d. what the anthropologist observes in his/her own culture. e. the general cultural rules of the people being studied.

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Many people confuse the terms hypothesis and theory. What do these two terms mean and how do they differ?

What will be an ideal response?

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