Combining the analysis of early hominin skeletal remains with knowledge of contemporary primate behavior suggests that __________
A. early hominins were primarily hunters
B. early hominins may have competed for sexual access
C. early hominins lived in large social groups
D. early hominin males and females were equally responsible for food gathering and childrearing
Answer: B
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The purpose of vision quests in Plains Native American societies was to __________
a. acquire a guardian spirit b. prove that the boy or girl could endure the wilderness c. demonstrate that the survival skills needed to be an adult had been acquired d. have the individual serve as a scout against enemy groups for a period of time
Fossils of Au. afarensis are particularly significant because
A. they are the oldest hominin fossils yet found in the New World. B. Au. afarensis remains are the oldest to be found in association with evidence of both stone tools and fire use. C. they show that the gracile australopithecines were not hominins after all. D. they comprise the first fossil evidence to confirm that bipedalism preceded the evolution of a humanlike brain. E. they show that humans evolved in Asia rather than Africa.
Anthropologists are concerned with all humans, both past and present, as well as humans' behavior patterns, thought systems, and material possessions
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," Miner notes that the opulence of a Nacireman home is determined by
a. whether the home's shrine is equipped with a font. b. what the home is constructed from. c. how large the home is. d. how many shrines the house contains.