In Beatriz Manz's case study of a Maya group who relocated to the jungle to start a new life, the major threat they experienced in the new location was from __________
A) political violence
B) lack of clean water
C) lack of electricity and communications
D) lack of schools and teachers
Answer: A
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Why is the Tallensi religion considered by anthropologists to be a religion of one’s specific descent group?
A) They believe that one’s ancestors are the only force that can plague or protect them. B) Their creator god is significantly different from those of neighboring cultures. C) They are the only known culture to believe in their particular religious system. D) They revere the living elders of their community rather than any sort of supernatural entity.
A traditional Chinese marriage is best described as a relationship between:
a) a young man and a young woman. b) the bride and groom’s families. c) the bride and her in-laws’ ancestors. d) the parents-in-law and the daughter-in-law.
Paleontologists who interpret minor difference as evidence of distinctive biological species are called _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A major point of the ethnography "Body Ritual among the Nacirema" is to:
a. Show how foolish people's rituals are. b. Help us look at our own culture from a different perspective. c. Promote practices of preventive medicine. d. Increase our respect for primitive cultures. e. Put a little laughter into our dreary lives.