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daltonest1984 · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

The study of perception, classification and description of the universe, the nature of the supernatural, and the philosophies, values and principles of human societies is termed

a. cognitive archaeology.
b. religious studies.
c. cosmology.
d. Americanist anthropology.
e. structuralist archaeology

Question 2

Which of the following hypotheses has not been proposed to explain floral and faunal aspects of Chavn Cosmology?

a. During Chavn times the climate was radically warmer and more humid; perhaps the lowland complex of animalsthe jaguar, cayman, and the crested eaglecould have once lived in the highlands around Chavn de Huntar.
b. Chavn religious leaders deliberately imported Amazonian symbolism in the belief that the exotic lowland people had especially powerful esoteric knowledge.
c. Immigrants from the tropical forest introduced the lowland plants and animals to Chavn de Huntar.
d. Flora and Fauna were disappearing rapidly so residents decided to preserve the record in stone.
e. Local communities could establish branch shrines by pledging support for the regional religious systems and their flora and fauna.