List five traits used to define the order Primates
What will be an ideal response?
There are many choices that may include tendency toward erect posture, generalized limb
structure, prehensile hands, lack of dietary specialization, generalized dentition, color vision, depth
perception, decreased reliance on smell, brain expansion, more efficient and longer fetal period,
greater dependence on flexible learned behavior, tendency to live in social groups, tendency
toward diurnal activities.
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The core feature of the anthropological code of ethics is that above all anthropologists must not:
a. create political controversy in the areas in which they work b. use resources, including economic ones, that are available to the local people c. harm the safety or dignity of the people with whom they work d. become advocates for the local people on a national scale
Given the newest dates for the Ngandong Homo erectus material on Java, it is possible that Homo erectus could have existed contemporaneously with Homo sapiens
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An 1887 order issued by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs stated, "The instruction of the Indians in the vernacular is not only of no use to them, but is detrimental to the cause of their education and civilization, and no school will be permitted
on the reservation in which the English language is not exclusively taught" (Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1887, xxii). This quote illustrates which of the following? a. English was taught to the Native Americans only as a means of creating a national standard for language. b. European culture was considered superior to Native American traditions, knowledge, and language. c. The existence of multiple Native American languages required the need for a standard language. d. The reservation system and treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government was fair and just.
Anthropologist Donald Johanson found 40 percent of the skeleton of a female hominid at Hadar, which he named __________, after the Beatles' song
a. Rita b. Lucy c. Yoko d. Day-Tripper