Three skulls dated to 156,000 years ago represent the earliest known Homo sapiens fossils. They were found in:

A. Africa
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Southeast Asia


A. Africa

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The anthropologist who, based on his/her fieldwork, concluded that, "Adolescence is not necessarily a time of stress and strain, but cultural conditions make it so," was

A) Edward Tylor. B) Margaret Mead. C) Clifford Geertz. D) Ruth Benedict. E) Franz Boas.

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Don Crabtree's experimental flintknapping research

a. failed to discover any successful ways in which Folsom projectile points could be fluted in spite of decades of research; flintknappers today still don't understand how to produce a flute. b. discovered successful ways in which Folsom projectile points could be fluted, and stimulated additional research resulting in the discovery of more successful fluting methods. c. discovered the purpose of the flute in Folsom projectile points; fluting was part of a pre-hunting ritual designed to ensure hunting success. d. showed that the fluting of Folsom projectile points was actually a simple process that any minimally skilled flintknapper (by today's standards) could accomplish with relative ease. e. was reputedly faked and therefore not taken seriously by archaeologists.

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From the age of nine, Mundurucu males live with adult men in the men’s house

a. True b. False

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China's first state, the Shang dynasty, had bronze metallurgy and writing

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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