Some people are “splitters,” dividing the erectus-like forms into multiple species based on physical features and geography; others are “lumpers,” classifying all of these forms into a single species. Are you a “splitter” or a “lumper” with regards to Homo erectus? Explain your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Correct identification of ergaster, erectus, heidelbergensis, and floresiensis
2. Argument should be justified by facts from lecture and the text
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A rite of _____ serves to help groups get through crises such as drought or some other external threat to the survival of the group
a. separation b. purification c. rebellion d. passage e. intensification
Which of these goals is most likely to convince an indigenous people to help prevent deforestation?
A. slowing global warming B. preventing erosion in farmland C. saving global biodiversity D. doing what is good for the globe E. helping the government secure a place in the European Union
Of the following factors, which is historically correlated with the lowering of women’s status in the United States?
A) European immigration around 1900 B) World War II C) voting rights for women D) inflation E) the women's rights movement
Bands and tribes are both:
a. centralized forms of leadership. b. associated with early industrialism. c. dependent on age groups for political organization d. uncentralized and egalitarian. e. hierarchical in social organization.