Which of the following is not a major form of establishing spiritual lineage?
a. Apprenticeship personally to a religious leader, as among Sufis
b. Election by religious elders, as among Catholics
c. Following a new charismatic prophet, as among the Raelians
d. Seeking a divinely appointed individual through revelation, as among Tibetan Buddhists
e. Claiming biological descent from a common ancestor, as among Israelites
ANSWER: c
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a. large brains were required to migrate out of Africa. b. complex stone tools were required to migrate out of Africa. c. large brains were NOT required to migrate out of Africa. d. Large brains were required to survive e. Large brains were required to do homework
Which of the following statements about high-achieving but low-income students is NOT correct?
a. They are expected to adjust to a different and unfamiliar sociocultural environment than the one they were born into. b. They do not have to worry about the financial costs of college and how those will affect them after graduation. c. They often come from homes that lack two strongly supportive parents. d. They have not had access to all the cultural and educational opportunities of wealthier children. e. They often attended public schools that provided less enrichment opportunities than those students who attended private schools.
Most scholars believe that we are slowly moving toward a world of linguistic stratification
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Characteristics that are unique to a species are called:
A. mature traits. B. shared derived traits. C. ancestral traits. D. derived traits.