In ghost marriages, the __________ of the dead man provides the dead man’s wife with children so that his lineage will continue
a. uncle
b. father
c. son
d. younger brother
Answer: d
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A. Missionaries lived with the Yanomami for 50 years, providing health care and transportation. B. The Venezuelan president expelled the missionaries from the Venezuelan Amazon. C. The Yanomami claim that the government is not providing the same level of health care assistance as the missionaries, leading to an increase in deaths. D. Some Yanomami are being trained in health care. E. The Yanomami are isolated from missionaries and the Venezuelan government, and are self-sufficient.
A group of Sumburu women established the village of Umoja Uaso. It is interesting because _____
a. they have not formed any type of structured family there b. children are removed from the village when they are born and sent to grandparents elsewhere c. it allows only polyandry d. no men are allowed to live there e. the women regulate all political functions and leave the men to do domestic duties
To state that humans are part of a biological continuum
a. means that humans are inherently superior to all other species in every way. b. means that no other species is closely related to humans. c. means that human neurological processes are unique. d. emphasizes the uniqueness of humans in all respects. e. means that humans are related to other species through a common ancestor and behaviors seen in other species are also seen in humans to varying degrees.
Why was Galileo's work, The Starry Messenger, important in the development of scientific thought?
a. It proved church doctrine. b. It supported the theory of evolution. c. It supported the idea that the Earth is at the center of the universe. d. It argued that forces outside of traditional church doctrine impacted the world.