Discuss the ways in which climate and environmental change throughout the Pleistocene affected the development of human cultures.

What will be an ideal response?


1. More forested environments and increased use of wood
2. Shift away from big game hunting
3. More sedentary lifestyle

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In the context of tribal societies, what is a "big man"?

A. someone who holds a permanent political office B. a hereditary ruler C. a person who creates his reputation through entrepreneurship and generosity to others D. a leader who avoids excessive displays of generosity E. a leader who has tremendous power because he is regarded as divine

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Among the Maasai, pasture land is:

a. Owned by individual families. b. Passed from mother's brother to sister's son. c. Rented from the neighboring Nuer. d. Owned collectively rather than individually. e. Far less important than garden land and, therefore, ecologically degraded.

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__________ is a very significant part of culture change and globalization

a. Progress b. Culture contact c. Adaptation d. Civilization

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A zygote

a. is formed by the union of two somatic cells. b. has only half the full complement of genetic material. c. is part of a nucleotide. d. undergoes meiosis. e. is a fertilized egg.

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