Scott Atran is a cultural anthropologist whose recent research has focused on which of the following?
A. political and religious terrorism
B. the use of new technologies in underdeveloped nations
C. language and the Internet
D. racial discrimination in the United States
Answer: A
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________ did NOT contribute the development of food production in the Middle East
A. The shift to a broad-spectrum subsistence pattern around 15,000 B.P. B. The availability of wild cereals with edible grains C. The diffusion of domesticated animal species from southern Europe D. Drier conditions and population increase, leading to experimentation with wild cereals, E. Favorable changes in cultivated grains resulting from artificial selection by humans
Extended on-location research about living cultures is called __________ fieldwork
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
During the Cold War of 1945-1989:
a. The economic problems of people in poor nations were largely ignored. b. Peace was maintained almost everywhere in the world by the balance of power between the United States and the Soviets. c. People in the world's poor nations fought proxy wars with money and weapons supplied by the United States and the Soviet Union. d. People in the poor nations were largely free to construct their own economic and political systems in response to local tradition and condition. e. The Soviet Union and the United States focused almost all their attention on Asia and only rarely intervened in African nations.
Which of the following is found by anthropologists to be a common reason for body decoration?
A) marker of social position B) economic gain C) to remember important items D) camouflage