A descent group consists of a married couple and their children

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


FALSE

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Metallurgy and the wider and rapid distribution of metals evident after 5000 B.P. would not have developed without the crucial discovery of

A. richer veins of copper. B. copper hammering. C. smelting. D. the technique of heating copper at low temperatures. E. mining.

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Ownership of land __________ that is/are of utmost importance for foraging to remain successful

a. reinforces resource access b. contradicts the flexibility c. distributes easy to acquire resource types d. provides the permanent large land base

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A language family is a group of languages that:

a. all have the same core vocabulary. b. are subordinate to a dominant language. c. all have the same syntax. d. use the same number of sounds. e. are descended from a single ancestral language.

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An 1887 order issued by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs stated, "The instruction of the Indians in the vernacular is not only of no use to them, but is detrimental to the cause of their education and civilization, and no school will be permitted

on the reservation in which the English language is not exclusively taught" (Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1887, xxii). This quote illustrates which of the following? a. English was taught to the Native Americans only as a means of creating a national standard for language. b. European culture was considered superior to Native American traditions, knowledge, and language. c. The existence of multiple Native American languages required the need for a standard language. d. The reservation system and treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government was fair and just.

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