What is the name of this traditional Maori (New Zealand) greeting?
Kecak
Hongi
Kunik
Moko
The oldest evidence of humans creating music was a ______ found in present-day Germany
wooden guitar
metal chime
bone flute
mammoth hide drum
This hypothesis states that children must learn language within a certain time during early development (2-13 years old)
Natural Order Hypothesis
Innate Language Hypothesis
Critical Period Hypothesis
Language Diffusion Hypothesis
The Japanese practice of "Yaeba" is done...
to make eating traditional Japanese food easier
as a rite of passage to symbolize entry into womanhood
as a religious ritual
to make the woman seem more youthful
Language is typically learned through...
socialization
diffusion
assimilation
displacement
In which country is sticking your tongue out a common way of greeting?
Bangladesh
Tibet
Mongolia
Indonesia
With 61 tattoos, ____ is the oldest tattooed mummy (5,300 years old!)
Hatshepsut
Meritamen
Ötzi
Moimango
In this section of a hypothetical kinship chart, what is the relationship between the two individuals?
Brother & Sister
Father & Daughter
Cousins
Married
An international language created in 1887 to facilitate communication amongst people from different countries
Swahili
Pig Latin
Esperanto
Hebrew
Which nation is known to have the highest degree of language diversity (over 800 languages)?
Nigeria
Australia
The United States
Papua New Guinea
Place the following in the correct order on the timeline of human evolution: Agriculture, Pastoralism, Food Industrialization, Food Collection, Horticulture
Between 2014 and 2016, an Ebola epidemic in Western Africa was connected to...
a sudden increase in mosquito population
contaminated drinking water sources
a mutated strain of malaria
the consumption of contaminated bushmeat
Linguists were able to "teach" chimpanzees and apes...
to vocalize over 50 words in English
to use American Sign Language
to read and write at a 1st grade level
to take care of cats
While consuming guinea pigs in the U.S. is considered "taboo," it is a popular dish in...
Albania
Thailand
Ecuador
New Zealand
A form of discrimination in which a person in power uses language or dialect to make assumptions about another person
Implicit Bias
Cultural Bias
Linguistic Profiling
Xenophobia
The Apatani nose plugs (now a symbol of cultural pride) were originally done to...
ward off evil spirits
make the women unattractive to tribal raiders
attract men from neighboring villages
encourage mindful breathing
The first evidence of written language is a 3500 BCE Sumerian script known as...
Cuneiform
Indus Script
Zapotec Writing
Hieroglyphics
A variation of a language which is distinct to a specific region or social group
Jargon
Dialect
Slang
Language Diffusion
Something that is prohibited, forbidden or restricted by a society, culture or religion. (Ex: cannibalism)
Taboo
Ethnocentrism
Endogamy
Blasphemy
(10,000–4,500 BCE) The wide-scale transition of many human cultures from hunting & gathering to agriculture.
The Renaissance
Iron Age
Neolithic Revolution
The Gilded Age
In Mosuo society, which family member is considered the head of the household?
Mother/Grandmother
This body modification from the Sepik people of Papua New Guinea is...
a symbol of intelligence
a mark of success in battle
a rite of passage to show entry into manhood
a punishment for criminals
Growing of crops with relatively simple hand tools & methods, in the absence of permanently cultivated or irrigated fields.
Agriculture
Horticulture
Hunting & Gathering
Pastoralism
The marriage of one woman to two or more men at the same time
Polyandry
Changing the way you speak in front of your friends vs. in front of your boss would be an example of...
linguistic profiling
dialect assimilation
code switching
language mixing
The tendency to see, interpret, and judge other cultures based on your own culture and standards - this connects members of a group together but can lead to (or support) the belief that your culture is superior to all others.
Cultural Relativity
Multiculturalism
Ethnocentrism
Cultural Appropriation
A language that will become extinct in the near future because no children speak it as their first language
Moribund Language
Defunct Language
At-Risk Language
Dead Language
The process in which individuals learn their group's culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.
Enculturation
Ethnocentrism
Acculturation
Assimilation
This modification is associated with which country?
China
A household's inability to provide nutritionally adequate and safe foods
Malnutrition
Hunger
Food Insecurity
Famine
Traditionally carved into the skin using chisels, the Maori ____ tattoos are a sacred tradition, denoting a person’s links with their family and cultural identity.
Haka
Hongi
Moko
Yakuza
The condition that develops when the body is deprived of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.
Starvation
Hypoxia
Dehydration
Malnutrition
The traditional term for the Inuit "Eskimo kiss" is...
kecak
haka
kunik
moko
After death marriages. Originated in France, post WWI. If a fiancé dies prior to the wedding, the living partner may request a marriage.
Ghost Marriage
Polygyny
Symbolic Marriage
Necrogamy
The overall perspective from which one sees and understands the world - this is deeply connected to their culture, background & life experiences.
Cultural Relativity
Ethnocentrism
Worldview
Selective Bias
The marriage of one man to two or more women at the same time
Polygyny
In ______ societies, they trace descent/kinship through the father's family tree.
patrilineal
The first evidence of written language was found in modern day...
India (Indus Valley)
Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Egypt
China
To be absorbed and integrated into a wider society or culture, by choice or force.
Enculturation
Assimilation
Acculturation
Ethnocentrism
Which of the following is NOT true of human language?
It is innate
It is learned
It is highly complex
It is abstract & symbol
An era in human history, spanning from 2.5 million-10,000 years ago in which homosapians developed increasingly complex tools, language, art and spirituality.
Neolithic Period
Precambrian Era
Paleolithic Period
Halocene Period
A paleolithic figurine (ca. 27,000-25,000 BCE) that is believed to symbolize female fertility. Dozens of similar sculptures have been found throughout Europe/Eurasia.
Ushabti
Affe mit Schädel
Venus of Willendorf
Byblos Figurine
The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
Identify Confusion
Culture Shock
Code Switching
Psychological Dissonance
The idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged based on the practices of another culture.
Cultural Relativity
Moral Relativism
Cultural Assimilation
Ethnocentrism
Tarantulas are a common food in...
Hungary
Madagascar
Iceland
Cambodia
Prohibits an individual to marry a member of the kinship, residential, or other specified group to which he or she belongs. Ex: Late Imperial China
Polygyny
Polyandry
Exogamy
Endogamy
The Japanese art - dating back to the 15th century - of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold as a way to embrace the beauty of flaws.
Okiyo-e
Kintsugi
Shodo
Ikebana
Which wedding ritual/country pairing is incorrect?
Wedding Ducks, Korea
Haka, Japan
Log Sawing, Germany
Blackening, Scotland
Umbrella term used to describe Native and Indigenous people whose gender identity encompasses both male and females energies.
Two-Spirit
By current estimates, nearly ____ of the world's languages will be fully extinct by the end of the century.
20%
75%
50%
10%
A Balinese trance dance with choral music that was popularized in the 1930s.
Kecak
Moko
Kintsugi
Hongi
The lip plates shown here are associated with....
the Mursi women
the Sepik people
the Apatani women
the Maori people
Anthropologists believe that this Paleolithic sculpture was most likely...
a religious totem
a musical instrument
a fertility symbol
a toy for children
In this section of a hypothetical kinship chart, what is the relationship between the two individuals?
Cousins
Brother & Sister
Father & Daughter
Married
Keeping domesticated animals (goats, cows, chickens) and using their products as a major food source.
Agriculture
Hunting & Gathering
Horticulture
Pastoralism
Requires marriage within a specified kinship category or other specified social or local group to which one belongs (such as social class, religion, or caste). Ex: India
Polyandry
Polygyny
Endogamy
Exogamy
When one culture adopts aspects of another, but remains culturally distinct.
Ethnocentrism
Enculturation
Assimilation
Acculturation
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