What are dominance hierarchies and what important functions do they serve?
What will be an ideal response?
They are systems of social organization wherein individuals within a group are ranked relative to
one another. They reduce the amount of physical violence within a group, allow greater
reproductive access for higher ranks (usually), and enhance learning within the group.
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What function do the nonvoluntary women's associations of the Ijaw serve?
A) mediators in disputes B) initiation into adulthood C) spiritual guidance D) alliances during warfare
Handsome Lake, a New York State Seneca Indian, did all of the following EXCEPT _____
a. prescribe new moral principles and rules of behavior b. receive a vision to stop drinking and start a revitalizing religion c. free the Seneca Indians from government reservations d. urge the adoption of European agricultural practices e. lead a revitalization movement in New York State
During the 1950s and 1960s, most American anthropologists were college professors.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Some argue that either Homo habilis or Homo rudolfensis (or both) are in the Homo sapiens lineage. Give two pieces of evidence for Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis being an ancestor of H. sapiens. Give two pieces of evidence against Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis being an ancestor of H. sapiens.
What will be an ideal response?