Linguistic anthropologists examine evolution by comparing what?
a. the root forms of different languages
b. varying dialects in a given region
c. only spoken language
d. only written language
Correct Answer: a
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Scientists date the split between human ancestors and the ancestors of African apes between:
a. 10 and 15 million years ago b. 2 and 4 million years ago c. 5 and 8 million years ago d. 5 and 10 million years ago
Unilineal descent systems
a. are very rarely found today in the world. b. comprise the majority of the world’s kinship designations. c. are found only among hunters and gatherers. d. are found today, but were not utilized in the past. e. are no longer used today in any society.
The three stages of cultural development proposed by Lewis Henry Morgan were __________
a. band, tribe, and clan b. savagery, barbarism, and civilization c. band, tribe, and state d. primitive, chiefdom, and civilization
Identify a characteristic of the fossils of the genus Homo found in Africa and Eurasia dating from about 500,000 to 100,000 years ago.
A. a large and slightly high cranial vault B. a prominent postorbital constriction C. a large, attached supraorbital torus D. a highly prognathic face