What does the "Cannibal Dance" show an audience about the Kwakwaka'wakw people's view of reality?
A) ?Life is dangerous and full of suffering.
B) ?All humans are cannibals that must be socialized and tamed.
C) ?People are born innocent and are later corrupted by society.
D) ?Eating the flesh of one's ancestors is a way of preserving their memory.
B
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According to the multiregional model
A) both the Neandertals and the Homo heidelbergensis people would have contributed genes to modern people B) beneficial traits which evolved in one part of the geographical range would have become available throughout the range by gene flow C) the primary mechanism of evolution to modern human populations was genetic flow D) there are transitional forms in the fossil record to document the transition from archaic to modern status all over the Old World E) all of the above
The origin myth of a group of people
a. makes references to distinguish us from them. b. describes the collective historical experiences of the group. c. has themes that pervade virtually all aspects of a people's popular culture. d. All of these are true of a people's origin myth.
A contract or formal agreement between two or more independent groups that are self-governing is called a(n):
a. treaty. b. pact. c. truce. d. settlement. e. agreement.
What are mythic narratives?
A Stories that describe events from the ancient past. B Stories that describe what happened to the speaker earlier that day. C Stories that take place in the future. D Stories that describe the history of the community. E Stories that include the speaker as a major character.