Boas argued that you could only really understand another cultural system by:
a. visiting occasionally, staying for at least a week each time you visit.
b. engaging in lots of rituals and ceremonies.
c. focusing your collection on myths, folktales, and children's rhymes.
d. learning and speaking the language you are living with.
d
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What will be an ideal response?
Anders Retzius was the first European scientist to classify humans into races
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Chayanov's rule states that, in the domestic mode of production,
A) people work harder when there are more dependents relative to producers in the household. B) people work primarily for capital investment, rather than consumption. C) People work harder when there is more land available. D) people never work as hard as they could. E) none of the above.
Which of the following became an ideal type of plant for domestication?
a. colonizer plants that grow in disturbed areas b. settler plants that grow in well-maintained gardens c. sedentary plants that only grow in a specific environment d. nomadic plants that only grow under specific climatic conditions