The Indian caste system historically linked status and ranking in society with purity in food consum… Show more The Indian caste system historically linked status and ranking in society with purity in food consumption. Thus, the Brahmins, the highest caste, would consume only the purest of cuisines. Which of the following foods characterized the Brahmin diet? menudo (tripe, intestines) pork vegetarian beef In discussing the processing of chicha, the corn beer made by the Quechua of Andean South America, Glenna Dean noted the technology involved in jump starting the breaking down of the starches in the corn. Which of the following ingredients do the Quechua use to start their corn beer? yeast vinegar fungi human saliva Which of the following uses of food distinguishes large scale hunter gatherers from small scale hunter gatherers? Large scale use food surpluses to show differences in social ranking Large scale share food equally among all members fo the social group Small scale agriculture allows the accumulation of surpluses Seasonality of food sources prevents accumulation in both groups Generalized reciprocity is the way that food is exchanged in many small-scale societies. In this form of exchange, the giver of the food… expects the immediate return of some food of equivalent value sells the food for an agreed-upon price shares food in exchange for increased status and prestige share food so that the recipient will share food back some time in the future The development of intensive agriculture was important in human history because it had significant impact on the environment, but this impact was ery localized and could be controlled. actually bred greater ecological diversity was an ecological improvement over fallowing as practiced in horticulture produced the agrcultural surpluses that were critical to the development of complex societies • Show less