What is the world's longest surviving social hierarchy that encompasses a complex ranking of social groups on the basis of ritual purity?
a. American social system
b. Japanese caste system
c. English system of royalty
d. Hindu caste system
e. Buddhist caste system
d
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In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Classical archaeology is concerned primarily with the “classical” civilizations of the Mediterranean, such as Greece and Rome, and the Near East.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. apes B. Old World monkeys C. New World monkeys D. prosimians and tarsiers