Matrilineal societies in the Eastern U.S. seem to have been more successful than patrilineal societies in adapting to European contact
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
True
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Archaeologists can determine if an ancient society had different socioeconomic classes of people by looking at __________.
A) the society’s population B) how extensively agriculture was used to produce food C) the differences in house size and furnishing D) how animals were domesticated
The Upper Paleolithic
a. began at the onset of the Pleistocene. b. is a cultural period attributed primarily to Neandertals. c. is characterized by the invention of iron tools. d. began about 150,000 years ago. e. is the cultural period that began in Western Europe approx. 40,000 ya.
In considering possible ancestors to the genus Homo, a good ancestor would NOT have which trait?
a. be highly specialized b. be less derived than potential descendants c. exist substantially earlier than descendant groups d. have characteristics that will develop further in descendant groups