Which of the following Miocene hominoids fit the description of a "dental ape;" long, flexible spine; monkeylike limb proportions?
A) Proconsul
B) Gigantopithecus
C) Aegyptopithecus
D) Oreopithecus
E) Sivapithecus
A
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What is one reason why cultural diffusion is a selective process?
A) Cultures may only allow certain traits to be borrowed by other groups. B) Technological traits diffuse easily, while ideological traits are much harder to borrow. C) The overt form of a trait determines how it will be received by other cultures. D) Diffusion is a slow process, so only a small fragment of cultural traits will be transmitted.
For redistribution to be possible, a society must have:
a. a cultural emphasis on generosity. b. an egalitarian social order. c. a centralized system of political organization. d. an informal economy. e. industrialization and urbanization.
In the classification of the primates, the lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers would be placed in the suborder Strepsirhini
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hominoids disappear from the African fossil record about 13 mya, and they didn't reappear until the late Miocene about 10 mya
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false