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Questions
1. Where did the first urban areas emerge? Why did they first emerge in these geographical areas? (Ch 10)
2. Why was writing important to the development of cities and states? (Ch 10)
3. How is skin color related to adaptation? (Ch 11)
4. Describe the ethnocentric bias inherent in the work of Johan Blumenbach (Ch 11)
5. What is the origin of the alphabet? (Ch 15 )
6. How is language linked to gender? Provide two examples from the text to support your answer. (Ch 15)
7. What does it mean for a society to be called "egalitarian"? (Ch 17)
8. What is the average birth interval for the Ju/'hoansi? Why is it so low? (Ch 17)
9. Define a culture-bound syndrome, and give an example of ethnic psychosis. (Ch 16)
10. Describe the concept of core values, and give an example. (Ch 16)