Most of the alphabets in use today descended from the:

a. Egyptians.
b. Greeks.
c. Phoenicians.
d. Romans.
e. Anglo Saxons.


ANSWER: c

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Among the hypotheses that attempt to explain primate features is the idea that these features evolved because of:

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Classic ethnographies, like those of Malinowski, tend to focus on

A. the feminist view of culture. B. firsthand, objective accounts of different way of life. C. the interpretations of those things that are important to the natives. D. the anthropologist's interactions in the culture. E. a particular aspect of culture, such as kinship or religion.

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According to Tim White and colleagues, Ardipithecus was a competent biped

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

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