According to Stanislas Dehaene, human writing systems

a. have no relationship to the brain
b. are all the same
c. share neurological constraints
d. are profoundly different in every way


Answer c

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An Archaeological ProblemThe following multiple-choice questions refer to the paragraph below. Base your answers on the information given below, your archaeological knowledge, and common sense.Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep, and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted among the

bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.At Ban-po-ts'un, there: A. was domesticated wheat imported from Southwest Asia. B. were no domesticated animals. C. was domesticated millet. D. All of the answers are correct. E. (A) and (B) above.

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Potatoes were first domesticated in Ireland, and then European explorers transported it to the New World, where the crop flourished

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Nuclear families risk what?

a. Economic extinction b. Disintegration c. social isolation d. Economic dependence

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

An audience of one hundred people in a two thousand-seat auditorium makes easy connections of energy and shared identity.

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