The study of the fossil record, especially skeletal remains, to understand the process and products of human evolution is called __________
a. paleoanthropology
b. archaeology
c. biological anthropology
d. forensic anthropology
Answer: a
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A traveler in Jakarta, Indonesia, witnessed a very interesting practice of ethnomedicine designed to lower blood pressure and relieve pain. What was it?
a. They were bathing in Coca Cola, allowing the seltzer to bubble around their bodies. b. They were laying on train tracks to sense small electric charges. c. They were eating various types of local insects believed to be therapeutic. d. They were covering themselves in manure and then sun-bathing. e. They were bathing in aspirin dissolved in gasoline.
The field that investigates the relationships between social and linguistic variation is
A) medical anthropology. B) physical anthropology. C) ethnology. D) sociolinguistics. E) applied anthropology.
Traditional male dominance and authority over women has been enforced by
A) control of rituals and ritual objects. B) control of property and wealth. C) socialization of girls into subordinate roles. D) control of sexuality. E) all of the above.
The global spread of humans from their African origins was made possible by __________
a. the end of the Ice Age b. the capacity for culture c. the extinction of large predators outside Africa d. a land bridge from Asia to North America