Intensive agriculture has the benefit of increasing ecological diversity

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


FALSE

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The work of German scholar Gustav Kossina demonstrates that __________

A. archaeology can be used to reconstruct an objective past B. interpretations of the past can be racist and ethnocentric C. historical linguistics cannot be done without archaeology D. civilization originated in central Europe

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Among some subarctic hunting cultures, a family with no sons might perform a transformation ceremony for a daughter selected to "be like a man.". As part of this ceremony, they tied dried bear ovaries to her belt to prevent menstruation and pregnancy. This description indicates that:

a. Subarctic Indian peoples need sex education as part of their modern school curriculum. b. Hunting societies recognize that women are equal to men in their hunting ability. c. These peoples recognize, as most people in the world do, the difference between sex and gender. d. Gender categories for these societies are not divided into masculine and feminine. e. For these people, cultural features could be as important in determining the gender of a child as biology.

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In extended family systems, marriage is usually viewed more as bringing a daughter into the family than acquiring a wife

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The expression of abstract ideas through art and writing systems is termed

a. religion. b. ritual. c. iconography. d. cosmology. e. cognition.

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