Using Durkheim’s explanation of religion, what are Australian aborigines venerating when they worship totems?
A) their parents
B) their clans
C) Mother Nature
D) the natural laws of the universe
B) their clans
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Which of the following best describes the role of hydraulic systems in state formation?
A. Irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes. B. States were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems. C. Irrigation systems favored democracy. D. In Europe, irrigation provided the advantage that allowed anatomically modern humans to displace Neandertals. E. Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems.
In which kind of household would you expect boys to be more involved in sibling child-rearing tasks?
a. agricultural b. foraging c. industrial d. polygamous
In 2003, scientists announced the 1997 discovery in an Ethiopian valley of three anatomically modern skulls-two adults and a child. Known collectively as the Herto skulls, they were dated by researchers to 154,000-160,000 B.P. All of the following clues suggested these skulls were in fact of anatomically modern humans, EXCEPT
A. evidence of the skulls' cutting and handling, suggesting they had been detached from their bodies and used-perhaps ritually-after death. B. their long and broad midfaces. C. their tall and narrow nasal bones. D. their tall and narrow sagittal crests. E. their high cranial vaults, falling within modern dimensions.
The zadruga is a type of extended-family household in
A. Japan. B. the Malabar Coast of India. C. western Bosnia. D. eastern Siberia. E. Mexico.