Why is the word "primitive" ethnocentric?

What will be an ideal response?


It implies that something primitive is both inferior and earlier in a chronological sense.
There are other terms that can be used in its place.

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Although hunting and gathering is being replaced by food production, which of the following remains an important form of hunting and gathering?

a. horticulture b. fishing c. animals d. pastoralism e. intensive agriculture

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Bilateral descent is when lineage is traced through both the matrilineal and patrilineal lines

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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__________ are languages that have historic roots as an amalgamation of vocabulary and grammar derived from two or more independent languages

a. Pidgins b. Creoles c. Lingua francas d. Dialects

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The main subsistence crop of the Lua' is:

a. Wheat. b. Potatoes. c. Rice. d. Beans. e. Corn

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