The use of money for exchange has been traced back as far as 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia

a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True

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People in the Betsileo village of Ivato (Madagascar) felt that they already had all they needed because they produced, rather than bought, almost everything they used.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The primate populations on Cayo Santiago are an example of:

A. natural populations B. zoo populations C. provisioned populations D. all of these

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A behavior that represents a rejection of norms associated with the middle class may have __________

a. hidden status b. covert prestige c. hidden prestige d. covert status

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In all human societies, kinship is tied to the biological relationships created by human reproduction. However:

a. how different societies sort and categorize kinship relationships is as much a matter of culture as it is of biology. b. bilateral descent systems are less influenced by culture than others. c. unilineal descent systems are seldom influenced by cultural definitions of social relationships. d. ambilateral descent systems are the least influenced by culture than others. e. how different societies classify kin is a direct interpretation and representation of biology and biological relationships.

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