Consider the value of writing and literacy to a society. What limitations can you imagine would be present in everyday life in a completely illiterate society? How does a difference in writing and literacy affect overall social inequality?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1, How information is communicated without literacy
2, Universal literacy is a relatively recent goal for most societies
3, Social stratification in terms of writing and literacy are still common

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Higher wages and improved benefits for workers in core nations is possible because added surplus from the periphery enables companies to maintain high profit margins.

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

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Describe some of the genetic variation that is most common to people native to colder regions of the world

What will be an ideal response?

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The first of the many federal acts to protect archaeological sites was the:

a. historic sites act b. national environmental policy act c. convention on cultural property d. antiquities act

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Into which two broad categories do anthropologists classify supernatural beings?

A) temporary or permanent B) good or evil C) of human or nonhuman origin D) from the sky or from the ground

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