Under which circumstances are artifacts least likely to be preserved for long periods of time?
A. lying on the floor of a tropical rainforest
B. hidden in a dry cave in southern Arizona
C. submerged in a waterlogged peat bog in Denmark
D. frozen in a Tyrolean glacier
Answer: A
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What hypothesis has S. N. Eisenstadt developed to explain the creation of age-set associations?
A) Age-set systems arise when kinship groups fail to carry out important political or economic functions. B) Age-set systems serve as an intermediate organization between egalitarian and socially stratified societies. C) Only societies with age-set systems can maintain traditional subsistence patterns in an age of territorial disputes. D) Age-set systems are a natural expression of a high degree of gender stratification.
The bridge over the Apurimac River in Peru was part of an elaborate system of roads and highways. Which group was most likely responsible for creating this bridge?
A. Inca B. Peruvian C. Chimú D. Moche E. Andean
Revitalization movements in the Muslim world are called ______
a. Islamicist movements b. mahdist movements c. millenarian movements d. nativistic movements e. coven movements
Which statement about violence against women in the U.S. is false?
a. Approximately half of female murder victims are killed by a current or former husband/boyfriend. b. Many cases of violence against women go unreported each year. c. Most rapes are committed by strangers. d. Most violence against women occurs in the home, not on the street. e. Physical violence against women is a direct consequence of gender ideology in the U.S.