Iron pyrite is necessary for making fire and would have been highly valued by Upper Paleolithic people

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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What is one reason why cultural diffusion is a selective process?

A) Cultures may only allow certain traits to be borrowed by other groups. B) Technological traits diffuse easily, while ideological traits are much harder to borrow. C) The overt form of a trait determines how it will be received by other cultures. D) Diffusion is a slow process, so only a small fragment of cultural traits will be transmitted.

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Of the following, which is NOT a social consequence of agricultural intensification?

A) increased community autonomy B) increased economic stratification C) increased population density D) increased economic specialization E) increased regional differentiation

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V. C Wynne-Edwards is known as the scientist responsible for the concept of

A) reciprocal altruism B) inclusive fitness C) group selection D) biomes E) altruism as linked to the survival of kin

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The Neolithic Revolution is associated with:

a. the development of agriculture b. the beginning of social differentiation c. the development of state level societies d. the transition to intensive hunting and gathering e. the beginning of fully modern human behavior

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