ANSWERS
Bioarchaeologists study the mortuary practices of past human societies to learn
about ____ correct answer All of these answers are correct.
Cannibalistic practices frequently __ correct answer convey messages about the
cultural or cosmological order
For ancient Egyptians to remain in the afterworld, they required correct answer
social support from their family
For the ancient Egyptians, death was ___ correct answer the beginning of a
cyclical process of rebirth
For the Wari' of Brazil, mortuary cannibalism is considered to be __ correct
answer a sign of respect
For the Wari', burial in the earth is ___ correct answer a form of disrespect
For the Wari', eating meat is an expression of ____ correct answer happiness and
social bonds
For the Wari', mortuary cannibalism was _ correct answer an unpleasant but
necessary service to the family of the deceased
In modern Wari' funerals, the corpse is __ correct answer cradled and hugged