Why is it possible to assess age at death from tooth eruption patterns in juvenile human skeletons?
a. Because the pattern and timing of crown formation and tooth eruption is consistent among human populations.
b. Because although the timing of crown formation and tooth eruption varies among human populations, it varies at known rates.
c. It is only possible if the sex of the individual is also known, because tooth eruption patterns differ between males and females.
d. Because unlike adults, children have not lost yet their teeth to caries.
a
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a. Custer and his army being slaughtered by Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. b. Custer and his men fighting bravely and calmly, well-disciplined to the end. c. the Indian people fleeing in panic and fear, trying to escape Custer's army that was clearly controlling the battle. d. the merciless slaughter of Indian women, children, and the elderly by Custer's army. e. the army without Custer at the battle.
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a. vasoconstriction b. hypoxic ventilatory response c. Sickle cell disorder d. vasodilation
Marxist theories of social stratification rely on __________
a. maximization of benefits for all members of society b. internal conflicts between interest groups c. the role of merit-based advancement in society d. the role of external forces
Often, in the aftermath of violent events such as depopulation, relocation, enslavement, and genocide by dominant powers, deprived peoples have created new cultures in a process called __________.
A) diaspora B) ethnogenesis C) acculturation D) diffusion