In some West African societies, oral histories of lineal ancestors may go back __________ or more
a. 3 generations
b. 200 years
c. 100 years
d. 2 generations
b
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How does the modern world system affect ethnographers?
A. They must be careful when comparing their findings to those who did work in the first half of the twentieth century, when there were many isolated cultures. B. There are almost no truly isolated cultures left, making it difficult to do real ethnographic research. C. There are no more indigenous peoples. D. They need to be aware of the fact that any culture they study is influenced by and has influence on other cultures. E. It has brought about a blending of the races, which makes it harder to identify specific cultures.
The person responsible for popularizing eugenics among nineteenth-century Europeans was
a. Charles Darwin. b. Georges Cuvier. c. Charles Lyell. d. Francis Galton. e. Thomas Jefferson.
Domestication in the Americas:
A. was dependent on the use of canal irrigation. B. never truly took place. C. involved the domestication of many animal species. D. occurred later than the Old World domestication.
Among hunter-gatherers, the dominant form of exchange is
a. market exchange. b. redistribution. c. balanced reciprocity. d. generalized reciprocity.