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46. In the article “Eating Christmas with the Kalahari”, Richard Lee learns that boasting about presents is discouraged. What does this reflect about San Bushmen culture? C.) Their egalitarian organization 47. Multiple modes of exchange cannot coexist in the same society. B.) False 48. What are culturally appropriate restrictions on the way art may be organized in time and space? A.) Form 49. Producing too much or desiring too little and not rewarding greed are two ways in which to create what? D.) Affluence 50. If a witch in any society is viewed as an internal enemy, which of the following might NOT be a result? D.) Everyone is turned into a witch eventually

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Anthropology 101 Dr. Meyers Exam 2 1. What is the term for classifying artifacts or fossils into a series of types on the basis of their similarities and differences compared to other objects of a similar kind and ordered in a chronological or development sequence? C.) Typological sequences 2. Evidence for bipedalism includes BUT which of the following? D.) A long and broad pelvis 3. A retromolar space is common in which group of hominids? D.) Neandertals 4. All material objects that are constructed by humans or nearhumans and revealed by archaeology is known as: C.) Archaeological record 5. Repatriation refers to A.) The return of skeletal remains and objects of cultural patrimony to native groups 6. How long ago did all humans live in bands? B.) 10,000 years ago 7. Which dating method measures the release of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes that are released when a substance is heated? B.) Thermoluminescence 8. Which species contains a Ushaped dental arcade, small canines, large molars, and about 50% have a diastema? C.) A. afarensis 9. The Acheulian tradition is characterized by: A.) Hand axe or biface 10. Archaeology excavation recovers two types of information. What are they? E.) A and C 11. The categories of band, tribe, chiefdom and state are sharply divided, mutually exclusive, and evolutionary. B.) False 12. How do foraging (band level) societies control population growth? D.) All of the above 13. Radiocarbon 14 dating measures the rate at which the unstable isotope C14 decays into nitrogen. This constant rate, 5,370 years for half of C14 to decay, is known as what? B.) Halflife 14. Of the following ancestral characteristics, which feature does NOT distinguish all primates? A.) Bipedalism 15. Early Homo species had an increased brain size, but this was NOT accompanied by an increase in body size. What does this signify? C.) The enlarged brain was a product of natural selection 16. Which objective of archaeology focuses on symbolic and cultural aspects of social structures and social relations? D.) Postprocessual or interpretative archaeology 17. The Native American Graves and Repatriation Act protects American Indian graves and cultural objects found on ALL land in the United States. B.) False 18. A subsistence strategy that is based on collecting a wide range of plants and animals by hunting, fishing, and gathering is known as what? C.) Broad spectrum foraging 19. In the article “The Challenge of Race in Historical Archaeology” the author suggests that C.) Race, ethnicity and class are closely intertwined and must be considered 20. Which human ancestor was probably the first to use fire? C.) H. erectus 21. Which type of archaeological survey detects buried features and gravitational anomalies using echo sounding or measuring the electrical resistivity of the soil? B.) Geographical survey 22. Gender archaeology allows archaeologists to recognize: D.) All of the above 23. Bandlevel societies keep female fertility low by doing what? A.) Breastfeeding for long periods of time, combined with high rate of physical activity and lowfat diet.

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