The hieroglyphic writing system is
a. a complex system of impressions in wedge-shaped clay graphs
b. Egyptian in form but possibly Mesopotamian in inspiration
c. an epic account featuring the adventures of Gilgamesh
d. a pictographic from of Sumarian writing, but using hundreds of standardized signs
e. associated with lower status individuals
b
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Discuss the reasons why agricultural societies are more pronatalist than either foraging or industrial/informatic societies
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Karl Marx referred to the exploited working class, those who exchanged their labor for wages, as the:
a. bourgeoisie. b. capitalists. c. proletariat. d. peons. e. peasants.
In his study of Navajo music, McAllester found that it reflected the overall culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A. a general Navajo belief in the right way to sing a song. B. a general distaste among the Navajo for foreign music. C. a general Navajo liberalism extended to music. D. a general Navajo stress on individualism extended to music. E. a general Navajo stress on proper form applied to music.
There is no simple or universally accepted explanation for the fact that nearly all cultures ban incest. However, the most accepted explanation for the incest taboo is
A. that following rules of exogamy is adaptively advantageous. B. a widespread and well-founded fear of biological degeneration. C. a genetically programmed instinctive horror. D. a genetically determined attraction for those most different from us. E. that isolated social groups are better at survival.