Modern day Iraq is better known to archaeologists studying Old World civilizations as a part of the region of
a. India
b. China
c. Mesopotamia
d. Europe
e. Egypt
c
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A society is held together by a shared sense of identity and worldview. This collective body of ideas allows a society to make sense of the world, its challenges, and opportunities. It is known as:
: a. infrastructure. b. cultural relativism. c. superstructure. d. religion. e. structure.
Anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined culture as ideas based on cultural learning and symbols. For anthropologist Leslie White, culture originated when our ancestors acquired the ability to use symbols. What is a symbol?
A. a linguistic sign within a particular language that comes to stand for something else in another language B. something verbal or nonverbal within a particular language or culture that comes to stand for something else, with no necessary or natural connection to the thing for which it stands C. a distinctive or unique cultural trait, pattern, or integration that can be translated into other cultures D. something verbal or nonverbal with a nonarbitrary association with what it symbolizes E. any element within a culture that distinguishes it from other cultures, precisely because it is difficult to translate
One example of transculturation is when young people in the Middle East use social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to show the repression occurring within their countries
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Tribal societies usually follow which of the following subsistence patterns?
a. foraging only b. horticulture or agriculture c. agriculture only d. foraging, horticulture, or pastoralism