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