What are the subfields, or branches, of anthropology?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: physical anthropology, archaeology, anthropological linguistics, and cultural anthropology

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The more individuals become enmeshed into larger social networks, as happens in political states, the more they rely on kinship

a. True b. False

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In extended family systems:

a. the man’s obligation to his wife is more important than his obligations to his brothers. b. blood ties are more important than ties of marriage. c. a woman cannot be controlled by another person after she is married. d. the grandparents are the dominant figures in the household. e. all members of the family must be wage earners.

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Which of the following is not an ape?

A. the bonobo B. the gelada C. the gibbon D. the gorilla

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Which feature of Ubaid society likely influenced the development of community organization and cooperation?

a. the construction of massive irrigation systems b. the development of extensive trade contacts c. the development of an institutional bureaucracy d. the rise of a full-time military e. the development of a writing system

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