Potassium-argon can be used to directly date:
A. soft tissue
B. bone
C. pottery
D. none of these
D. none of these
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The incest taboo is almost culturally universal, but
A. not all cultures have one. B. not all cultures define incest the same way. C. some cultures have replaced it with the levirate. D. some cultures practice gerontology anyway. E. not all cultures know about the consequences of incest.
What does the relationship between genetic traits and the prevalence of diseases such as malaria and smallpox illustrate?
A. the ways in which human biological diversity reflects adaptation to such environmental stresses as disease, diet, and climate B. the shortcomings of research that focuses on environmental variability but ignores genetics C. how despite some evidence to the contrary, some human races are better than others D. the mechanisms of hominid evolution E. how with technology, human biology is less important to human survival
Robert Carneiro (1970) put forth an influential theory that incorporates three factors working together instead of a single cause for state formation. These three factors are
A. warfare, environmental circumscription, and the advent of an early writing system. B. regional trade networks, food scarcity, and warfare. C. a strong central leadership, a uniting vision as a people, and food shortages. D. intensive food production, population pressures, and large hydraulic works. E. environmental circumscription or resource concentration, increasing population, and warfare.
The most interesting fact about human skin color is that there appears to be no adaptive significance whatsoever to population-level variations in skin color
Indicate whether the statement is true or false