The Moundbuilder Myth provides an example of:
a. How the social, cultural, and political context of archaeology can influence its theories.
b. The infallibility of science.
c. How more civilized cultures (the Moundbuilders) can be destroyed by less civilized cultures (the Native Americans).
d. How pseudoarchaeology can be useful to professional archaeologists.
e. How to provide ourselves with an innate sense of superiority and right to dispossess Native Americans today.
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a. population b. subspecies c. deme d. species
Within all state political systems
a. the leaders are considered descendants of gods. b. leaders justify their authority by claiming to be chosen by God. c. a bureaucracy carries out the day to day functioning of the government. d. the polity elects the leadership.
In most societies, marriage is important because
a. it creates social relationships that provide for the needs of children. b. monogamy is a dominant cultural value. c. children require two parents for healthy development. d. marriage is the backbone of society.
A common problem for international development projects is that they
A. overemphasize the needs of local communities. B. frequently make unnecessary attempts to extend indigenous lifestyles that are already obsolete. C. lack an intervention philosophy. D. are incompatible with the local culture or economy, or both. E. tend to use local cultural models and processes rather than the more advanced Western models.