How is the ancestor cult considered to be a type of rite of solidarity?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: After death, ancestors are believed to be the guardians of the moral and social order, continuing to affect the living. Thus, they foster solidarity in the society.

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a. dinosaur eggs b. tree rings c. insects in amber d. stromatolite fossils

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Which of the following millenniums witnessed the distinctive Cardial pottery, decorated with the scalloped edge of a seashell, wheat, and the bones of domesticated sheep?

A. First Millennium (1000-0 B.C.) B. Seventh Millennium (7000-6000 B.C.) C. Fifth Millennium (5000-4000 B.C.) D. Second Millennium (2000-1000 B.C.)

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Which statement about death ceremonies is true across all cultures?

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Early settlers of North America are known to have migrated from Asia using the Bering Land Bridge.

a. True b. False

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