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An analysis of material culture (for example “earth-fast” houses) allows ethnographers, archaeologists, historians and other social scientists to reconstruct aspects of people’s daily lives and offers further insight into how culture is actively reproduced and changed.
True
Correct. The analysis of material culture helps to reproduce people’s daily lives by looking at dietary habits, food preparation, and shelter construction as well as possible causes of death through the use of body remains.
False
Incorrect.
Enslaved women and children living in the southern colonies:
were spared the brunt of hard work in the fields, especially during the summer months.
worked only when there were not enough men to perform a given task.
were hired out as surplus labor, worked as hard as the men, and served as personal servants, companions, nursemaids, etc for owners family.
Correct. Women and children were not spared the grueling labor associated with slavery. Children began working at the age of seven to ten and women, pregnant and nursing, were expected to work as hard as the men.
lived separately in slaves “quarters” apart from the men.
none of the above.
Select the Best answer to complete the sentence:
Clothing worn by enslaved people of African descent during the 17th and 18th century in the Chesapeake:
was a visual representation of the type of work an enslaved person did as well as an indicator of their owners status.
Correct. Clothing in the mind of the slaveholder marked the status of the slave and signaled submission. Clothing was also meant to show the status of the slaveholder.
often came from the West Indies or England and was therefore very expensive.
could be exchanged regularly to ensure the comfort of the person wearing them, which led to more productive work habits.
was not a necessity, especially shoes.
Which of the statements below is FALSE:
Traditional African interpretations of health and illness were grounded in beliefs of social equilibrium in social relationships.
African conceptions of healing employed the use of divination, incantations, charms and amulets.
“Slave doctors” were used to treat slaves and plantation owners and were known as “country born” Africans or “root doctors.”
African conceptions of health and illness quickly died out with the creation of the African American community within the first 100 years of slavery.
Correct. Evidence suggests that African practices were in place in the 19th century and continue to be used in local communities today.
