What is modernization theory?

What will be an ideal response?


It is the idea that differences in economic development may be explained by inherent
sociocultural differences between the rich and the poor.

Anthropology & Archaeology

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In Primitive Culture, E. B. Tylor argued that religion developed through three stages that he identified as

a. cults, Christianity, and evolution. b. animism, polytheism, and monotheism. c. superstition, religion, and science. d. unilineal evolution, historical particularism, and materialism.

Anthropology & Archaeology

The interpretive approach to rock art among the Bushmen and all over southern Africa indicates a significant influence of:

a. hierarchical classes. b. egalitarianism. c. shamanism. d. hunting and gathering. e. spiritual lineage.

Anthropology & Archaeology

The Hominin family includes __________

a. humans as well as the great apes b. all extinct human ancestors after the split from the last common ancestor with chimps c. humans as well as all extinct ancestors after the split from the last common ancestor with chimps d. all primate ancestors of humans

Anthropology & Archaeology

The fossil and archaeological records indicate that early hominins were __________ beings.

A) lonely B) independent C) social D) overcrowded

Anthropology & Archaeology