Why does this chapter on culture include a section that describes similarities and differences between humans and apes, our closest relatives?
A. to promote the study of primatology, which has nothing to do with human culture
B. to stress that there is no such thing as human nature
C. to better define culture as a capacity that distinguishes members of the zoological family hominidae from anatomically modern humans
D. to emphasize culture's evolutionary basis
E. to illustrate how evolution is just a theory
Answer: D
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a. the lineal relatives which belong to a clan. b. collateral relatives. c. a lineage. d. lineal relatives. e. vertical relatives.
Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. Karl Marx suggested that religion was a tool used for the oppression of lower classes. b. Emile Durkheim argued that religion enables people to see themselves as part of a larger group. c. Max Weber claimed that religion supported the rise of certain economic systems. d. Anthony Wallace argued that the primary form of religion was animatism. e. Sir James Frazer argued that there are distinctions in magic.
Which is NOT true of early hominin species?
a. They had restricted ranges. b. They partially arboreal. c. They had a trend to increase body size. d. They could easily become separated from others. e. They show an accelerated developmental pattern.
The earliest known agricultural crops were __________ and __________, found in the Middle East by about 12,000 years ago
a. corn; rice b. maize; wheat c. wheat; barley d. manioc; barley