The word khipu refers to a __________
A) trade language that emerged in Papua New Guinea
B) method of recording the seasons so that rituals could be performed regularly
C) female form of writing in Japanese literature
D) method of recordkeeping without the use of writing
Answer: D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In a market economy, money can be used to turn nonmaterial items such as labor into __________
a. material items b. commodities c. class systems d. social divisions
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a. Fear b. Proprietary claims c. Feeling of inferiority d. Feeling that others are strange and different e. Feeling of superiority
A first-generation "contact" language is called a __________
A) paralanguage B) dialect C) pidgin D) creole