Kinship is important to the study of anthropology because:
a. It explains political rights and obligations for all industrialized societies.
b. It determines the economic system of all societies.
c. It plays the key role in determining rights and obligations in nonindustrial societies.
d. It determines the foundation of all market economies in industrialized societies.
e. It is the only social institution present in foraging and tribal societies.
C
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a. the theory of a single, divine origin of humanity b. the theory of multiple origins of humanity c. the science of classifying and naming organisms d. the study of the age of the Earth
Which of the following traits is NOT an important precondition for the development of urban state societies?
A. Trade and exchange networks B. Writing systems C. Agricultural diversity D. Technological capabilities
What was the goal of the Gatecliff projectile point typology?
a. To distinguish between arrow and dart points (in other words, to determine functional differences). b. To determine differences in the frequencies of raw material types used in projectile point manufacture through time. c. To define temporal types that could then be used to estimate the age of surface assemblages. d. The Gatecliff typology had no goal and illustrates the problems inherent in typologies that are not associated with particular research questions. e. The Gatecliff typology had no goal but was interesting because it organized the array of artifact collections into easily transportable units.
If an individual is born with only one X chromosome as a sexual set, this is called:
a. intersexuality b. Down syndrome c. Turner syndrome d. androgen insensitivity syndrome