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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.

Paleolithic Period

Neolithic Period

Halocene Period

Precambrian Era

The Apatani nose plugs (now a symbol of cultural pride) were originally done to...

make the women unattractive to tribal raiders

ward off evil spirits

encourage mindful breathing

attract men from neighboring villages

The lip plates shown here are associated with....

the Mursi women

the Sepik people

the Apatani women

the Maori people

The Japanese practice of "Yaeba" is done...

to make the woman seem more youthful

to make eating traditional Japanese food easier

as a religious ritual

as a rite of passage to symbolize entry into womanhood

This modification is associated with which country?

China

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.

Moko

Haka

Hongi

Yakuza

This body modification from the Sepik people of Papua New Guinea is...

a rite of passage to show entry into manhood

a symbol of intelligence

a punishment for criminals

a mark of success in battle

Anthropologists believe that this Paleolithic sculpture was most likely...

a religious totem

a fertility symbol

a toy for children

a musical instrument

The oldest evidence of humans creating music was a ______ found in present-day Germany

bone flute

mammoth hide drum

wooden guitar

metal chime

With 61 tattoos, ____ is the oldest tattooed mummy (5,300 years old!)

Ötzi

Meritamen

Hatshepsut

Moimango

A Balinese trance dance with choral music that was popularized in the 1930s.

Kecak

Hongi

Moko

Kintsugi

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.

Kintsugi

Shodo

Ikebana

Okiyo-e

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.

Venus of Willendorf

Byblos Figurine

Affe mit Schädel

Ushabti

In this section of a hypothetical kinship chart, what is the relationship between the two individuals?

Brother & Sister

Married

Father & Daughter

Cousins

In ______ societies, they trace descent/kinship through the father's family tree.

patrilineal

Which wedding ritual/country pairing is incorrect?

Haka, Japan

Wedding Ducks, Korea

Log Sawing, Germany

Blackening, Scotland

In Mosuo society, which family member is considered the head of the household?

Mother/Grandmother

In this section of a hypothetical kinship chart, what is the relationship between the two individuals?

Married

Father & Daughter

Brother & Sister

Cousins

Umbrella term used to describe Native and Indigenous people whose gender identity encompasses both male and females energies.

Two-Spirit

The marriage of one man to two or more women at the same time

Polygyny

The marriage of one woman to two or more men at the same time

Polyandry

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

Endogamy

Exogamy

Polyandry

Polygyny

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

Exogamy

Endogamy

Polyandry

Polygyny

After death marriages. Originated in France, post WWI. If a fiancé dies prior to the wedding, the living partner may request a marriage.

Necrogamy

Polygyny

Ghost Marriage

Symbolic Marriage

Growing of crops with relatively simple hand tools & methods, in the absence of permanently cultivated or irrigated fields.

Horticulture

Pastoralism

Agriculture

Hunting & Gathering

Keeping domesticated animals (goats, cows, chickens) and using their products as a major food source.

Pastoralism

Horticulture

Agriculture

Hunting & Gathering

(10,000–4,500 BCE) The wide-scale transition of many human cultures from hunting & gathering to agriculture.

Neolithic Revolution

Iron Age

The Renaissance

The Gilded Age

Something that is prohibited, forbidden or restricted by a society, culture or religion. (Ex: cannibalism)

Taboo

Blasphemy

Ethnocentrism

Endogamy

Between 2014 and 2016, an Ebola epidemic in Western Africa was connected to...

the consumption of contaminated bushmeat

a mutated strain of malaria

contaminated drinking water sources

a sudden increase in mosquito population

A household's inability to provide nutritionally adequate and safe foods

Food Insecurity

Malnutrition

Famine

Hunger

While consuming guinea pigs in the U.S. is considered "taboo," it is a popular dish in...

Ecuador

Albania

New Zealand

Thailand

Place the following in the correct order on the timeline of human evolution: Agriculture, Pastoralism, Food Industrialization, Food Collection, Horticulture

Food Collection, Horticulture, Pastoralism, Agriculture, Food Industrialization

The condition that develops when the body is deprived of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.

Malnutrition

Dehydration

Starvation

Hypoxia

Bats are a common food in...

Papua New Guinea

Guatemala

Alaska

South Africa

Tarantulas are a common food in...

Cambodia

Iceland

Hungary

Madagascar

The traditional term for the Inuit "Eskimo kiss" is...

kunik

kecak

haka

moko

In which country is sticking your tongue out a common way of greeting?

Tibet

Mongolia

Bangladesh

Indonesia

What is the name of this traditional Maori (New Zealand) greeting?

Hongi

Kunik

Kecak

Moko

Which of the following is NOT true of human language?

It is innate

It is highly complex

It is abstract & symbol

It is learned

Language is typically learned through...

socialization

diffusion

displacement

assimilation

The first evidence of written language is a 3500 BCE Sumerian script known as...

Cuneiform

Indus Script

Hieroglyphics

Zapotec Writing

An international language created in 1887 to facilitate communication amongst people from different countries

Esperanto

Hebrew

Pig Latin

Swahili

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

By current estimates, nearly ____ of the world's languages will be fully extinct by the end of the century.

50%

20%

75%

10%

A form of discrimination in which a person in power uses language or dialect to make assumptions about another person

Linguistic Profiling

Cultural Bias

Xenophobia

Implicit Bias

Changing the way you speak in front of your friends vs. in front of your boss would be an example of...

code switching

linguistic profiling

language mixing

dialect assimilation

This hypothesis states that children must learn language within a certain time during early development (2-13 years old)

Critical Period Hypothesis

Innate Language Hypothesis

Language Diffusion Hypothesis

Natural Order Hypothesis

A variation of a language which is distinct to a specific region or social group

Dialect

Slang

Jargon

Language Diffusion

Which nation is known to have the highest degree of language diversity (over 800 languages)?

Papua New Guinea

The United States

Australia

Nigeria

Linguists were able to "teach" chimpanzees and apes...

to use American Sign Language

to read and write at a 1st grade level

to vocalize over 50 words in English

to take care of cats

The first evidence of written language was found in modern day...

Iraq (Mesopotamia)

China

Egypt

India (Indus Valley)

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

Ethnocentrism

Cultural Assimilation

The overall perspective from which one sees and understands the world - this is deeply connected to their culture, background & life experiences.

Worldview

Cultural Relativity

Ethnocentrism

Selective Bias

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.

Ethnocentrism

Cultural Relativity

Multiculturalism

Cultural Appropriation

To be absorbed and integrated into a wider society or culture, by choice or force.

Assimilation

Enculturation

Ethnocentrism

Acculturation

When one culture adopts aspects of another, but remains culturally distinct.

Acculturation

Enculturation

Assimilation

Ethnocentrism

The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.

Culture Shock

Identify Confusion

Psychological Dissonance

Code Switching

The process in which individuals learn their group's culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.

Enculturation

Assimilation

Acculturation

Ethnocentrism