What previous notion made scientists doubtful of the Taung child’s importance?

A) At the time, hominins were believed to be big and robust.
B) There was no interest in the study of a hominin child.
C) Scientists believed that hominins were extinct long before 3 million years ago.
D) Scientists expected hominins to have emerged in Asia.


D) Scientists expected hominins to have emerged in Asia.

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Parisians French is most refined, beautiful, different type of French to learn Donald requires help translating legal terms to Canadian French Donald needs to shift his worldview to match that of Parisians Paris French is a kind of cultural capital that helps open doors to opportunity

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________ is NOT a characteristic field technique used by ethnographers

A. The genealogical method B. Participant observation C. Conversation D. Online surveys E. Interview schedules

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What will be an ideal response?

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Thomas Jefferson's letter to Meriwether Lewis assumes __________

a. Native American groups would be hostile to the Lewis and Clark expedition b. Native American groups would help the Lewis and Clark expedition c. the territory the Lewis and Clark expedition would be passing through belonged to the United States d. the territory The Lewis and Clark expedition would be passing through was a foreign nation

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