An animal or plant believed by a group of people to have been their primordial ancestor or protector is a __________

a. guardian spirit
b. totem
c. founder spirit
d. endogamous creature


b

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According to Williamson, the opportunity for higher than average pay and a patronage system keeps Bolivian men returning to the forest to undertake the risky job of illegally harvesting mahogany hardwood

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The vast majority of people in the Middle East live in oil-rich countries

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A society that doesn’t have private property and has leadership based on achievement, rather than family relations, is most likely a __________

a. band b. tribe c. chiefdom d. state

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There are two meanings of globalization: globalization as fact and process, and globalization as ideology and contested policy. What is the primary and neutral meaning of globalization as it is applicable to anthropology?

A. the efforts by international financial powers to create a global free market for goods and services B. the spread and connectedness of production, communication, and technologies across the world C. promotion of the interests of multinational corporations at the expense of farmers and workers D. opposition to global free trade E. the impact of the world on the rest of the universe

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