Provide evidence for an increased dependence on culture during hominin evolution.

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Within the Jie tribe of African, bridewealth payments are very high and tend to result in unstable and difficult marriages

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The way of making a living that shelters people from nature and keeps them from having to interact directly with the natural environment is

a. foraging. b. horticulture. c. agriculture. d. industrialism.

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Leveling mechanisms are ways of evening out the distribution of wealth in society. Which of the following is not an example of a leveling mechanism?

a. The Mexican cargo system whereby wealthy adults take turns in sponsoring religious feasts. b. The inheritance pattern by which all of a man's children share equally in his property. c. Witchcraft accusations against especially prosperous persons. d. The welfare and social security systems of modern industrialized nations. e. A public stock offering by a private firm in a capitalist society.

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The process of modifying existing words (e.g., by number or person) by affixation is called:

a. morphing. b. inflection. c. hierarchy. d. derivation.

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