What are some ways in which linguistics can aid archaeologists, biological anthropologists, and sociocultural anthropologists who are interested in history?
What will be an ideal response?
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A marriage rule that requires a woman to marry within her ethnic group and religion is a rule of _____
a. dowry b. bridewealth c. exogamy d. endogamy e. polygyny
In Northern Ireland, Catholics emphasize their decency and see themselves as the only true Irish. Meanwhile, Protestants take pride in their military triumphs and their loyalty to Great Britain. These self-images illustrate the concept of:
A) ?egocentrism. B) ?positive identity. C) ?negative identity. D) ?cultural relativism.
People in the United States sometimes have trouble understanding the power of culture because of the value that American culture places on the idea of the individual. Yet in American culture,
A. individualism is a distinctive commercial value, a feature of capitalist culture shared only by the business elite. B. the cult of individualism is truly shared only by the country's atheist minority. C. individualism is a distinctive shared value, a feature of culture. D. individualism is a distinctive shared value, a result of genetic enculturation. E. individualism is something people talk about but don't practice, because it is not really part of their culture.
One of the most surprising aspects of the recent discovery of H. floresiensis is the
A. suggestion that this species had developed capacities for language despite their small brains, as is evidenced in their cave art. B. suggestion that anatomically modern humans may have reached the Americas much earlier than expected. C. evidence of sophisticated cultural abilities typically associated with anatomically modern humans, not with a hominin with a chimplike brain and extremities. D. evidence that this new species may have replaced Neandertals in the Middle East later than expected. E. archaeological evidence of sophisticated astronomical knowledge.