Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions; for instance, the number of wives a man has may be an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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The first fragments of Homo habilis were found at:

a. Olduvai Gorge. b. Laetoli. c. Afar region. d. Swartkrans. e. Lake Tanganika.

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The reduction or loss of cranial crests in hominin species represents __________

a. the need for greater room for muscles associated with chewing b. the de-emphasis on protection for the cranial case c. a de-emphasis on chewing as well as a greater emphasis on brain size expansion. d. a reduction in the size of neck muscles associated with quadrupedalism

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Most biological anthropologists agree that race is a useful category to define humans

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that anthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places

A) 1800s B) 1700s C) 1600s D) 1900s

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