The argument has been made that in order to have large brains it is necessary to
A) decrease the length of the intestines
B) decrease some other metabolically expensive organ
C) raise the basal metabolic rate
D) transition to higher quality foods
E) any or all of the above
E
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The theoretical analysis of interaction between culture and environment that argued that particular cultures evolved independently of others is called:
a. multilinear evolution. b. unilineal evolution. c. universal evolution. d. neoevolutionism. e. solitary evolution.
The dramatic increase in the genetic potential for culture and linguistic ability seems to have begun about:
A. 1.6 million years ago B. 850,000 years ago C. 650,000 years ago D. 425,000 years ago
“Secondary elaboration” describes which of the following?
a) Approaching an event through scientific principles. b) Explaining away inconsistencies or contradictions in a set of beliefs. c) The underlying meaning that is found in myth. d) The symbolic rituals that anchor social relations.
The quote “He carries his own load and is as thin as the rest” refers to the leader of a _____
a. band b. chiefdom c. horticultural tribe d. state e. pastoral tribe