Recent research on hunters-gatherers indicates all of the following EXCEPT ____
a. some hunter-gatherers have never had direct contact with technologically advanced populations
b. some hunter-gatherers are chronically undernourished
c. there are occasionally seasonal fluctuations in the hunter-gatherer diet
d. many hunter-gatherers spend significantly less amounts of time in subsistence than we originally thought
e. some hunter-gatherers have been involved in raiding and fighting with other groups
ANSWER:
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Leveling mechanisms are:
a. more common in hunter-gatherer societies than in horticultural societies. b. associated with one family becoming wealthier than others. c. found in communities where property is not allowed to threaten egalitarian social order. d. more common in industrial societies than in agricultural societies. e. no longer in existence.
The more stratified and complex a society is, the __________
A) more voluntary associations it is likely to have B) fewer voluntary associations it is likely to have C) less important associations become D) more associations based on universally ascribed characteristics it is likely to have
The earliest Acheulean tools associated with H. erectus come from the Kokiselei site near Lake Turkana in Kenya. What are the characteristics of these tools?
A. symmetry, uniformity, and planning B. less sophistication than Oldowan tools C. a low degree of functional differentiation D. a high degree of variance in shape, indicating styles were not uniform E. symbolic etchings that indicate ritual behavior