When people elevate a particular dialect over another, they convey __________
a. a message of authority
b. a message of superiority
c. a message of confidence
d. a message of capitalism
Answer: b
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Which of these crops, introduced by the Portuguese, significantly increased the productivity of farming in Africa?
a. Corn and manioc b. Peanuts and papaya c. Sweet potatoes and pineapples d. Cotton
In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Smallpox was originally acquired from ______________ (which animal?)
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Gender and race can and do intersect. During administration of the Dutch East Indies in Indonesia, the colonial government practiced a racial hierarchy in which:
a. ?those at the lowest rungs of society, such as native peoples, were believed to have the loosest sexual morals. b. ?those at the highest rungs of society, such as elite Europeans, were believed to have the loosest sexual morals. c. ?those with the highest sexual morals were believed to be descended from only the native aristocracy. d. ?commoners had no sexual or moral standing.