Which of the following have NOT been suggested as a reason for the development of bipedalism?
a. energetic
b. sexual selection
c. diet
d. tool making
Answer d
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Big men accumulate wealth because
A. they are chiefs who are trying to make their achieved status more permanent by engaging in conspicuous symbolic displays of wealth. B. big men do not keep the wealth they accumulate but rather redistribute it to create and maintain alliances with political supporters. C. the term big man refers to the liminal state that a Kapauku youth enters before marriage, during which he accumulates wealth in order to fund the wedding and pay the bride-price. D. to become a big man, an individual must wear a tonowi shell necklace, which is imported from the coast and is therefore quite expensive by Kapauku standards. E. they are typically war leaders, and as such they must maintain a supply of "grievance gifts" to compensate the families of warriors who die under their command.
Medical anthropology is strictly an applied field within anthropology.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
With which one of the following statements would Brian Hayden agree?
A. The ability to produce surpluses was an important aspect of early plant domestication and increased social complexity. B. People living in marginal zones were the first to develop plant domestication and cultivation. C. Pressures due to the growth of human populations forced people to develop plant domestication. D. People were not ready to become farmers until their social and cognitive abilities had progressed to a certain point.
In which of the following categories should the concept of race be placed?
A. biological B. cultural C. scientific D. genetic E. imaginary