Most archaeologists believe that the __________ was one of the earliest centers of plant and animal domestication.

Often, in the aftermath of violent events such as depopulation, relocation, enslavement, and genocide by dominant powers, deprived peoples have created new cultures in a process called __________.

All societies divide labor by what two factors?

What is racism?

What form of horticulture involves working the land for a short time, then leaving it idle for a few years?

Any system of communication consists of publicly accepted __________ by which individuals try to share private experiences.

Why is it so difficult to pinpoint the emergence of the earliest languages?

When a member of a group diverges from acceptable standards, or norms, of social behavior, he/she may be ridiculed, arrested, or otherwise pressured into conformity through what Emile Durkheim referred to as __________.

Variations in individual behavior are confined within __________ acceptable limits.

Which of these subsistence strategies finds the individual ownership of land most important?