The competitive feast of the Kwakiutl at which chiefs distribute and destroy goods to validate their claims to prestige is called a(n) __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Potlatch.

Anthropology & Archaeology

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A. orangutans. B. chimpanzees. C. gorillas. D. humans. E. no primate species are currently endangered.

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Polygynous marriage is very often beneficial for both men and women

a. True b. False

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Mesopotamian cuneiform has its roots in a system of clay tokens that dates back to:

A. the Upper Paleolithic. B. the fourth millennium B.C. C. the ninth millennium B.C. D. 1500 B.C.

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When vocalizations are emotional statements they are described as ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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