ANTHROPOLOGY 250 ONLINE EXAM 2026 LATEST
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The attitude that a society's customs and ideas should be viewed within the context of that
society's problems and opportunities.
a.
ethnocentrism
b.
cultural relativism
c.
pluralism
d.
racism - ANS-cultural relativism
A culture area is a geographical area with a relatively homogeneous human activity or complex
of activities (cultures) that is often associated with a linguistic group and the territory it inhabits.
a.
true
b.
false - ANS-true
As discussed in the assigned reading Looking after Gdoo-naaganinaa: Precolonial Nishnaabeg
diplomatic and treaty relationships, which of the following is NOT one of the Indigenous ethics
governing Indigenous treaty processes?
a.
,Justice
b.
Peace
c.
Individualism
d.
Reciprocity - ANS-Individualism
The term megafauna refers to
a.
large or giant trees and shrubs such as the California redwoods.
b.
large or giant animals, such as wooly mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths, and giant beavers,
that once roamed the Americas.
c.
the giant talking trees in Lord of the Rings.
d.
both a) and b). - ANS-large or giant animals, such as wooly mammoths, mastodons, giant
sloths, and giant beavers, that once roamed the Americas.
As discussed in the History Hut video "Peopling of the Americas," Kennewick Man may relate to
the Ainu in Japan because his facial skeleton suggests he was from Japan or possibly Polynesia
rather than being Native American or European.
a
true
b
false - ANS-true
,A time period with documentation, such as written texts or hieroglyphs, is referred to as
a.
prehistory.
b.
history.
c.
oral history.
d.
historicity. - ANS-history
The "Boat traveler" theory, also referred to as the "Transoceanic travel" theory, considers
alternate routes into North America and proposes that people could have traveled by boat from
Asia to North and South America.
a
true
b
false - ANS-true
Kennewick Man was discovered in Washington state in 1996 and dated to approximately 9,300
years ago; this near complete skeleton confirmed that all peoples coming into the New World
crossed Beringia and traveled down the ice-free corridor.
a
true
b
false - ANS-false
, Sinodonty is a particular pattern of teeth common among North American Aboriginal peoples
and among peoples in Asia.
a
true
b
false - ANS-true
As discussed in the History Hut video "Peopling of the Americas," the area free of the glaciers
that people would have migrated through to central America is referred to as
a.
Beringia.
b.
Ainu
c.
the Ice-free Corridor.
d.
the Trans-Canada Highway. - ANS-the Ice-Free Corridor
The stories about how things (e.g., the world, the seasons, the animals) came to be are shared
from generation to generation through oral history (e.g., story telling) are referred to as
a
originations.
b.
scientific myths.
c.
creation stories.
d.
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The attitude that a society's customs and ideas should be viewed within the context of that
society's problems and opportunities.
a.
ethnocentrism
b.
cultural relativism
c.
pluralism
d.
racism - ANS-cultural relativism
A culture area is a geographical area with a relatively homogeneous human activity or complex
of activities (cultures) that is often associated with a linguistic group and the territory it inhabits.
a.
true
b.
false - ANS-true
As discussed in the assigned reading Looking after Gdoo-naaganinaa: Precolonial Nishnaabeg
diplomatic and treaty relationships, which of the following is NOT one of the Indigenous ethics
governing Indigenous treaty processes?
a.
,Justice
b.
Peace
c.
Individualism
d.
Reciprocity - ANS-Individualism
The term megafauna refers to
a.
large or giant trees and shrubs such as the California redwoods.
b.
large or giant animals, such as wooly mammoths, mastodons, giant sloths, and giant beavers,
that once roamed the Americas.
c.
the giant talking trees in Lord of the Rings.
d.
both a) and b). - ANS-large or giant animals, such as wooly mammoths, mastodons, giant
sloths, and giant beavers, that once roamed the Americas.
As discussed in the History Hut video "Peopling of the Americas," Kennewick Man may relate to
the Ainu in Japan because his facial skeleton suggests he was from Japan or possibly Polynesia
rather than being Native American or European.
a
true
b
false - ANS-true
,A time period with documentation, such as written texts or hieroglyphs, is referred to as
a.
prehistory.
b.
history.
c.
oral history.
d.
historicity. - ANS-history
The "Boat traveler" theory, also referred to as the "Transoceanic travel" theory, considers
alternate routes into North America and proposes that people could have traveled by boat from
Asia to North and South America.
a
true
b
false - ANS-true
Kennewick Man was discovered in Washington state in 1996 and dated to approximately 9,300
years ago; this near complete skeleton confirmed that all peoples coming into the New World
crossed Beringia and traveled down the ice-free corridor.
a
true
b
false - ANS-false
, Sinodonty is a particular pattern of teeth common among North American Aboriginal peoples
and among peoples in Asia.
a
true
b
false - ANS-true
As discussed in the History Hut video "Peopling of the Americas," the area free of the glaciers
that people would have migrated through to central America is referred to as
a.
Beringia.
b.
Ainu
c.
the Ice-free Corridor.
d.
the Trans-Canada Highway. - ANS-the Ice-Free Corridor
The stories about how things (e.g., the world, the seasons, the animals) came to be are shared
from generation to generation through oral history (e.g., story telling) are referred to as
a
originations.
b.
scientific myths.
c.
creation stories.
d.
