What do anthropologists mean by "intensive agriculture"?
What will be an ideal response?
Intensive agriculture is a system of cultivation in which plots are planted annually or semiannually and usually uses irrigation, natural fertilizers, and plows powered by animals.
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Rites of passage are rituals that mark the transition from one life stage to the next. Which of the following is NOT found among virtually all rites of passage?
A) ?The person is separated from an existing identity. B) ?The person enters a transition phase. C) ?The person receives gifts from the society. D) ?Changes are incorporated into a new identity.
In addition to geographical separation, how do different dialects become completely different languages?
A) social restrictions preventing regular communication between the two groups B) intentional distinction by the speakers of the two groups C) educational differences between speakers of the two dialects D) religious beliefs restricting the use of one of the dialects
The Incan Empire was governed by a political state. Each of the following is true of the Incan state government EXCEPT it
a. organized land and labor by levying a tax on production. b. effectively integrated a large population into a political unit. c. conducted a periodic census. d. did not have a writing system for communication or a monetary system for exchange.
According to Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault,
A. anthropologists have no business studying the process of how the dominant ideology becomes internalized, since this is the job of psychologists and political scientists. B. if state institutions such as prisons and schools are able to control people's bodies, their minds will follow. C. anatomically modern humans have a long way to go in the process of evolution, since they are so easily tricked into believing that forms of state control are both natural and good. D. it is easier and more effective to dominate people in their minds than to try to control their bodies. E. overt violence is critical in order for a state to succeed in dominating its population.