Which of the following statements about leaders in foraging bands is true?
A. They retain their power by maintaining strong ties with the commoner class.
B. They inherited privileged access to strategic resources.
C. They maintain control by conquering foreign territories.
D. They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions.
E. They are the dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent groups.
D. They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions.
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Recent research on the origins of language suggests that a key mutation might have something to do with it. Comparing chimp and human genomes, it appears that
A. a speech-friendly mutation occurred among Neandertals in Europe and spread to other human populations through gene flow. B. the speech mutation occurred even before the hominin line split from the rest of the hominids. C. the speech-friendly form of the gene FOXP2 took hold in humans some 150,000 years ago. D. chimps share with humans all the genetic propensities for language but lack the language-activation mutation. E. chimps lack the tongue-rolling gene that all humans have, which might explain why they struggle to achieve clear speech.
European governments were often reluctant to colonize because:
a. They feared rebellion by the natives. b. They believed in the "Rights of Man" and were morally opposed to controlling other peoples. c. It meant building infrastructure and that was expensive. d. They could rarely find people who wished to serve as officials in the colonies. e. They feared that it would lead to interracial marriage and they were opposed to this.
Which subfield within anthropology is most likely to examine the causes and consequences of cultural change?
a. Paleoanthropology b. Cultural anthropology c. Physical anthropology d. Linguistic anthropology
A __________ is the religious worldview of a people, including beliefs about the origin of the world, the pantheon of deities that exist, and their relationship to the spirit realm
a. cosmology b. religion c. belief system d. superstition