Human genetic variation generally is distributed in a continuous range, with varying clusters of frequency. The significance we give our variations, the way we perceive them—in fact, whether or not we perceive them at all—is determined by our:
a. genes.
b. origins.
c. culture.
d. physical traits.
e. intelligence.
c
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Primatology helps anthropologists make inferences about the early social organization of hominids and untangle issues of human nature and the origins of culture. Of particular relevance to these types of questions are two kinds of primates:
A. those with whom we share the least number of homologies, and those with whom we share the most analogies. B. those that are in the tribe hominini, and those in the family hominidae. C. those whose ecological adaptations are similar to our own (terrestrial monkeys and apes), and those most closely related to us, the great apes (chimpanzees and gorillas). D. catarrhines and platyrrhines. E. Gigantopithecus and Pierolapithecus.
An important new find of a mostly complete child skeleton belonging to an Australopithecus afarensis was announced in 2006 coming from which site?
a. Laetoli b. Hadar c. Dikika d. Taung e. Olduvai
Women were not involved in anthropology prior to 1950
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How do chiefdoms differ from states?
A. Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses. B. Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists. C. Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation. D. Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy. E. Chiefdoms are based on differential access.