Some early resistance among Mayanist archaeologists to the idea that the Mayan glyphs represented a real writing system might be explained by a widely-held belief that groups of people without writing are "uncivilized" in some way

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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What term refers to the different symbol-based patterns and traditions associated with particular groups within the same complex society?

A. Subcultures B. Globalization C. Diffusion D. Hypodescent E. Pidgins

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A perfectly competitive firm is producing the profit-maximizing output level when their variable cost decreases. If the market price does not change, to maximize profit, the firm will need to ________.

A) decrease production by the amount of the variable cost decrease B) increase production C) maintain the current output level D) decrease production

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In which of the following sentences could the copula be deleted in African-American Vernacular English?

A I heard she is really nice. B He teacher. C There she is. D The he goes. E We want that.

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There is a great deal of scientific controversy surrounding whether:

a. Neandertals existed outside of modern-day Europe b. anatomically modern humans are related to Neandertals c. there is a genetic relationship between Homo erectus and Neandertals d. genetic ancestry between Homo habilis and anatomically modern humans exists

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