Most of the content of most early Sumerian writing does not concern
a. administrative records
b. economic issues
c. legal accounts
d. mythic narratives
e. matters typical of complex bureaucratic societies
d
You might also like to view...
The rules in a speech community:
a. can be learned in the field. b. are the same from one culture to the next. c. are best learned in a classroom situation. d. none of these
In Native American societies, people became Two-Spirits by __________
a. birth order; third children were chosen if they were male b. birth order; third children were chosen if they were female c. personal inclination only d. personal inclination, spiritual calling, or parental selection
Explanations for concealed ovulation in human females include:
A. the development of pair bonding in humans B. the development of bonds between males C. lessening male competition for females D. confused paternity as protection against infanticide E. all of these
Which of the following statements about enculturation is FALSE?
A. It is the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations. B. It is the exchange of cultural features that results when two or more groups come into consistent firsthand contact. C. It may involve direct teaching. D. It occurs through a process of conscious and unconscious learning. E. It results in internalization of a cultural tradition.