Which of the following items is exchanged in the Trobriands during death rituals?

a. Cotton skirts
b. Banana leaf bundles
c. Wheat sheaves
d. Money
e. Sweet potatoes mounds


ANSWER: b

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The cargo cults of Melanesia functioned to integrate Melanesians and set the stage for the formation of political parties and economic interest groups.

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

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Consider a 15 percent increase in the price of a box of 50 of mailing envelopes and a 15 percent increase in the price of designer leather goods. In response to the price changes, which of the following is most likely to be true?

A) The total revenue from designer leather goods will not change. B) The percentage change in the quantity demanded of designer leather goods will be approximately equal to the percentage change in the quantity demanded of a box of 50 mailing envelopes. C) The percentage change in the quantity demanded for a box of 50 of mailing envelopes will be larger than the percentage change in the quantity demanded for designer leather goods. D) The percentage change in the quantity demanded for designer leather goods will be larger than the percentage change in the quantity demanded for a box of 50 of mailing envelopes.

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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age, location, and significance.Jericho

What will be an ideal response?

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Which concept, proposed by Charles Lyell, was to have a profound effect on 19th century scientific thought?

a. recent origins for earth b. the role of catastrophic events in producing geological phenomena c. natural selection d. the immense age of the earth and uniform processes e. the inheritance of acquired characteristics

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