In 1500, what were the two largest empires in the Americas?

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In 1500, the largest empires were the Aztecs in Mexico, with about 25 million, and the Inca in the Andes, with about 12 million.

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The fact that anatomical structures appear to be uniquely fitted to the functions they serve was the basis for the

a. theory of uniformitarianism. b. theory of natural selection. c. theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics. d. theory of catastrophism. e. argument from design.

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A perspective in ethnography that uses the concepts and categories of the anthropologist's culture to describe another culture is called the emic approach

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Au. afarensis fossils show that as recently as 3.0 m.y.a. our ancestors had a mixture of apelike and hominin features.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A biocultural perspective is

A. the notion that humans no longer rely on biological adaptation. B. the inclusion of both biological and cultural approaches. C. using the fact that culture is completely dominant over biological change. D. synonymous with scientific research. E. the idea that girls should be gymnasts and boys should play football.

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