The cargo system found in Maya Indian villages and towns in highland Guatemala is an example of a:
a. leveling mechanism
b. prestige economy
c. conspicuous consumption
d. informal economy
a
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The theory of creationism argues that all the species present today were created as natural selection selected the fittest individuals.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A genetic study of the Duffy blood group revealed that __________
a. modern Hungarians have origins from central Asia b. the Lemba in Africa are indeed genetically related to Semitic populations c. African and European populations have genetically mixed in the United States d. all of these
Mendelian genetics studies
A. the ways in which chromosomes transmit genes across generations. B. phenotypic mutations. C. how nuclear DNA transmits information to other parts of the cell. D. changes in gene frequencies in breeding populations. E. evolution in pea plants.
Chiefs in a rank society possess great prestige and accumulate large amounts of tribute, which they:
a. give away to others. b. use for their sons' inheritance. c. use for the inheritance of all of their children. d. destroy in one large potlatch. e. keep for their own use.