Among the Baruya, the introduction of steel axes:
a. resulted in a decrease of wood production.
b. resulted in an increase in women’s workloads.
c. was abandoned after a short period of time for inefficiency.
d. created a major shift in formerly egalitarian relationships.
ANSWER:
b
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A. in the alluvial desert plain of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where a new economy based on irrigation and trade fueled the growth of this entirely new form of society. B. out of an attempt to copy, on a larger scale, the lifestyle that early sedentism offered its members prior to the sudden population growth caused by food production. C. in the hilly flanks, because that was the area that could best sustain a growing population. D. at the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where the abundance of water helped keep a complex irrigation system working. E. against the will of the people, who correctly foresaw the many ills this new form of society would bring upon them.
Although lay people refer to plural marriage as "polygamy" in the United States, when a man can have more than one spouse it is called:
A) polyandry. B) polygyny. C) polygandry. D) polysororate. E) plurality.
Which of the following is a subject that anthropologists would potentially study?
a. the religions and myths of Australian Aborigines b. the effects of global warming c. the extinction of dinosaurs d. natural disasters
With what three types of material remains do archaeologists work?
What will be an ideal response?