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A remote,isolated society that nevertheless uses manufactured clothing and canned goods received from the outside is said to be assimilated.

A) True
B) False

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The Celtic revival in Ireland is an example of a:

A) revivalistic movement
B) millenarian movement
C) nativistic movement
D) messianic movement

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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UFO religions,such as the Unification Church and the Branch Davidians,describe extraterrestrial beings in much the same way that supernatural beings are described in more traditional religions.

Traditioning is the idea that Biblical texts are relevant to life today.

The Ghost Dance of 1890:

The survival of culture traits often occurs when they are fused together with new,introduced traits.Thus a contemporary Australian aborigine band will preserve their traditional songs and instruments by creating music that incorporates elements from the dominant culture,such as drums and guitars.This is an example of:

The Massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 was an aftermath of the breakup of the Ghost Dance by the U.S.government.

An invention occurs where someone uses technology to bring about a deliberate change.

The Branch Davidians were more of a political than a religious group.

An anthropologist visits a remote tribal community and finds that they are wearing tennis shoes and using canned goods even though much of their original way of life remains intact.We would say that this community has been:

Many religious groups develop by branching off of established mainstream religions.The groups that remain mainstream and differ the least from the origin religion are called:

An example of a neo-pagan religious system is:

The origins of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was that of a revitalization movement.

Haitians do not use the term Vodou.Instead they refer to their religion as:

Vodou resembles in many ways traditional West African religions in that Vodou is characterized by:

A deliberate attempt to bring about change in a culture characterizes:

A solution to a particular problem that is found through the application of technology is a(n) :

The movement of culture traits from one culture to another is termed:

Which of the following is true about Vodou deities?

A shaman finds a new kind of bush whose leaves,made into a tea,soothes a stomach ache.This is an example of: