Foraging societies display a lower occurrence frequency of common noninfectious diseases than industrial societies. Explanations for this include all of the following except:
A. differences in diet
B. higher life expectancies in industrial societies
C. the fact that foraging societies are more in tune with nature
D. the fact that foragers are exposed to fewer carcinogens
C. the fact that foraging societies are more in tune with nature
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Anthropologists have observed that tribal leaders build and maintain power through which of the following?
A. personal achievements B. being elected to political institutions C. strong enforcement of religious beliefs D. learning to live within the control of a centralized state
In trying to determine whether a fossil is a human ancestor, we should always look for traits that make us human today
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Consider how your life is different from that of our Paleolithic ancestors or those of the most recent foragers. How many of those differences have to do with the fact that you live in a state-organized society?
What will be an ideal response?
Describe some of the ways in which social order is maintained in band and tribal societies.
What will be an ideal response?