During which of the following epochs did the first monkeys, apes, and human-like creatures (23 m.y.a.) appear?
a. Holocene
b. Eocene
c. Miocene
d. Paleocene
e. Pliocene
C
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Ethnographic evidence has revealed that traditionally, Pawnee women worked wood, and among the Hidatsa, women made boats. Cases such as these suggest that
A. biology has nothing to do with gender roles. B. patterns of division of labor by gender are culturally general-not universal. C. the division of labor by gender is a natural characteristic of human societies. D. exceptions to cross-cultural generalization are actually the rule. E. anthropologists are overly optimistic about finding a society with perfect gender equality.
Kinship terminology is a classification system, a taxonomy or typology. More generally, a taxonomic system
A. is based on how people perceive similarities and differences in the things being classified. B. is accurate only when based on Western science. C. is based on categories given by nature. D. usually changes with every generation. E. applies best to nonliving things.
The Cahokia site included evidence of human sacrifice.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following would NOT be considered part of cultural anthropology?
a. archaeology b. anthropological linguistics c. ethnology d. human paleontology