Anthropologists once thought that domestication would happen almost automatically once people gained sufficient knowledge of plants and animals and their reproductive habits to figure out how to make domestication work. They now know that
A. the will to overcome a lazy lifestyle is even more important than such knowledge.
B. they were correct, thanks to recently uncovered evidence in Chile.
C. aside from this knowledge, domestication requires the invention of the wheel.
D. some other trigger is needed to start and sustain the process of domestication.
E. aside from this knowledge, an emerging state is necessary for domestication to occur.
Answer: D
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A system of social ranking based on the relative dominance of animals within a social group is called a:
A. dominance hierarchy B. dominance ranking C. ascendancy ranking D. power hierarchy
Which of the following was one of the most important advantages that made European colonialism so successful?
a. The internal combustion engine b. The ability to travel long distances c. Christianity d. Centralized, state societies
A significant problem with the focus on meeting individual needs in the perspective of Bronislaw Malinowski is that
I. human needs vary from place to place and time to time. II. not all members of a culture have their needs met to the same degree. III. an emphasis on meeting individual needs does little to explain culture. a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. I, II, and III
Women and men have distinct roles only because men have greater body mass and strength
a. True b. False