Societies with very simple technology are called primitive societies by most anthropologists today
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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The controversial Sapir-Whorf hypothesis proposes that __________.
A) language affects how individuals in a society perceive and conceive reality B) culture has a strong influence on how we speak languages C) languages reflect the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the society D) language and culture have no measurable influence on each other
A society composed of several groups that differ in their access to resources and prestige is said to be:
a. stratified. b. unstratified. c. egalitarian. d. open. e. accessible.
In most societies, someone who sees ghosts would most likely say they are visited by __________
A) close relatives B) unknown strangers C) distant relatives D) known animals
Which of these statements about ethnohistory is FALSE?
a. There are no hard and fast rules for evaluating the written accounts used in the research. b. Ethnohistorians study nonliterate peoples. c. One way to verify accuracy is to find accounts of an event written by different people. d. Accounts of religious ceremonies and coming of age rituals are the most commonly studied.