Which of the following was a key obstacle that hominins' increase in brain size had to overcome?
A. larger skulls demanding more elastic birth canals, even though the requirements of skeletal development during a woman's lifetime limit the elasticity of birth canals
B. overcoming the trend of ever more self-sufficient children eager to separate themselves from their mothers
C. overcoming the trend of clumsy locomotion that makes hominins vulnerable to predators
D. larger skulls demanding larger birth canals, even though the requirements of upright bipedalism impose limits on the expansion of the human pelvic opening
E. the challenges of walking with a head that is too heavy
Answer: D
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a. The Eskimo, the Omaha, and the Hawaiian. b. The Sudanese and the Crow. c. The Iroquois and the Hawaiian. d. The Crow, the Omaha, and the Iroquois. e. The Sudanese and the Eskimo.
Scientific classifications are:
A. ends in themselves B. means of discovering relationships C. derived from empirical studies E. all of these
Which of the following is true of the writing system called Linear B?
A. It is an early hieroglyphic system. B. It is related to the archaic Greek language. C. It was developed in Spain and introduced to the Mycenaeans by the Cretans. D. It is still undeciphered.
Which of the following statements about cultural integration is false?
a. All aspects of a given culture are internally consistent and integrated with all the other aspects of the culture. b. Economic activities are usually integrated with, affect, and are affected by other kinds of activities. c. The work of obtaining food, services, and goods is often performed by people in particular social and gender roles. d. Policies formulated by political agencies tend to be consistent with particular economic consequences.