MDSA02H3 Midterm: MDSA02 - Midterm Study Guide

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Different symbols and signs used in the lower, middle paleolithic and upper paleolithic period. The use of symbols is a characteristic of human behavior. Humans have also communicated by signs as well. Symbols are ephemeral (lasting a very short time), so they do not survive the societies that create them. The meaning they carry is arbitrary (determined by chance). Ex: colour black which reminds us of death in our culture may as well stand for life in another culture. In the upper paleolithic and the mesolithic the same symbolic tradition continued. The function of the paleolithic and mesolithic incised (engraved) bones and animal representations can only be hypothesized (theorized). Andre leroi-gourhan (french archaeologist) argued that these animal figures were symbols loaded with a deep meaning. Early days of archaeology, the notched bones have been interpreted as tallies, each notch representing one item of which to keep track.

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What archaeological evidence shows that modern human behavior during the upper Paleolithic was significantly different from that of earlier homoinins? Compare and contrast some key differences in burial contexts between modern humans and the Neanderthals. What do you think accounts for these differences?

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1. According to Sallust, what differentiates humans from animals?

a.the ability to bathe in privacy

b.the ability to conquer territories with armies

c.the ability to control the body with the mind

d.the ablity to sit while eating

2. One of the key differences between GÃ¶bekli Tepe and Ãatal HÃ¼yÃ¼k is

a. At Ãatal HÃ¼yÃ¼k excavators have found more stone sculpture

b. At GÃ¶bekli Tepe excavators have found more houses

c. At Ãatal HÃ¼yÃ¼k excavators have found more burials

d. At GÃ¶bekli Tepe excavators have found more frescoes

3. James Mellaart began excavating at Ãatal HÃ¼yÃ¼k because

a. A new dam was about to be built

b. A farmer plowed up some interesting materials

c. He and a team walked the area for a number of summers

d. Satellite photographs revealed several layers of occupation

4. Homo sapiens is distinct from all other animal species in the amount of energy consumed by its:

a. Heart

b. Lungs

c. Brain

d. Intestines

5. A key difference in tool making between the Early Paleolithic and the Late Paleolithic is

a. Late Paleolithic tools are alsoo made from bone and ivory.

b. Early Paleolithic tools are less durable

c. Late Paleolithic tools use different, harder types of rock

d. Early Paleolithic tool-makers rely more on animal bone and horn

6. How, ultimately, is Achilles convinced to return Hector's body to Priam?

a. Priam sneaks away with Hector's body; Achilles is impressed by Priam's ruse

b. Achilles imagines the grief of his own father in seeing the grief of Priam

c. A god threatens Achilles into submission

d. Patroclus' ghost asks Achilles to return Hector's body

TAX AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT

Discussion

In this Unit, you will evaluate and address culture anddiversity in the workplace. Before continuing on to answer thequestions, review the following PREZIâ¢ presentation: âUnderstandingthe Cultural Dimensions of an Organization.â

Read the article âGetting a Read on Corporate Cultureâ

Read the information on IFRS.

Additionally, your internship/externship employer should haveprovided you with an employee manual that outlines theorganizational policies and procedures. An important part of anyemployee manual is the organizationâs policy statement on cultureand diversity. If your internship/externship employer does not havea policy statement with regard to culture and diversity, you willneed to analyze the organization's position on culture anddiversity based on your experiences and observations.

Answer the following questions about your experiences andobservations at your internship/externship organization with regardto cultural literacy in personal and professional environments:

What are some basic dimensions that describe the culturalorientation of your externship employer organization?

What are some of the major characteristics of diversity in yourexternship employer organization?

What privacy issues impact stakeholders in your externshipemployer organization?

Based on your observations, are there motivational differencesbetween employees across cultures in your externship employerorganization?

Be sure to discuss the following topics within your answerpost:

Apply cultural literacy in personal and professionalenvironments.

Respect for other cultures

Communicate and adopt across cultures

Impact of actions on you and others

Aware of the value of and limitations

Sources:

The Society for Experiential Learning and Development (2012).Understanding the cultural dimensions of an organization [PreziPresentation]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.seld.us/understanding-the-cultural-dimensions-of-an-organization/

Career Arc Group (2012). Getting a read on corporate culture.Retrieved fromhttp://www.internships.com/student/resources/workplace/the-first-few-days/getting-a-read-on-corporate-culture

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