A religion that is a mixture of both indigenous and foreign beliefs would be called:

a. syncretic
b. plastic
c. desecrated
d. secularized


a

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

The fact that the horse became a measure of wealth for the Lakota people illustrates which of the following?

a. Without a monetary-based economy, the Lakota used the horse as a means of currency. b. As the Lakota territory grew in size, horses were required as a means for transportation. c. European innovations and values influenced the Lakota to amass horses for trade. d. The trade economy resulted in the replacement of the values of equality with the pursuit of wealth and status.

Anthropology & Archaeology

In the United States, most archaeological fieldwork associated with large-scale construction sites is known as __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Anthropology & Archaeology

The two basic types of eukaryotic cells are somatic cells and

a. zygotes. b. gametes. c. autosomes. d. polar bodies. e. organelles.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following statements is a distinction between culture and society?

A. Society rests more upon certain features of human biology than does culture. B. Culture is the result of higher education, whereas society is shared by all people. C. People share society with other animals, but culture is distinctly human. D. Culture is genetically programmed, whereas society is transmitted through social learning. E. People attain culture through international travel, but society is the social environment of their native land.

Anthropology & Archaeology