Why do we not know whether bipedalism developed quickly or gradually?
A) There are very many bipedal hominoids but very few quadrupedal ones for comparison.
B) Bipedalism seems to have appeared and disappeared from the fossil within a few million years.
C) There are no transitional or early bipedal fossils through which we can study the development of bipedalism.
D) The fossil record is very slim for the period between 8 and 4 million years ago.
D) The fossil record is very slim for the period between 8 and 4 million years ago.
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Cultural relativism is
A. the same thing as ethnocentrism. B. a cultural particular, based upon the interrelatedness of humans. C. the opposite of participant observation. D. a cultural universal, based upon the human capacity to use symbols. E. the argument that behavior in a particular culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture.
Gender equality is most likely to exist in societies where __________
a. men own property but women provide the labor to make it productive b. all individuals make contributions to subsistence and hierarchies are weak or absent c. agriculture is the means of subsistence d. matrilineal kinship systems are the norm
Name two types of kinship groups based on the unilineal principle
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. If pageant wagons were used to stage cycles in a city, they faced problems of timing and ease of movement. 2. Cycles or “cosmic dramas” were based mostly on the Bible. 3. Morality plays could be secular as well as religious.