The destruction of a culture through conquest is referred to by anthropologists as_____________?
Correct answer: C. ethnocide
- A. infanticide
- B. homicide
- C. ethnocide
- D. cultural extinction
- E. pesticide
Explanation
Ethnocide means the deliberate destruction or suppression of a people’s culture, often through conquest, while the people may physically survive. Homicide and infanticide refer to killing persons, not cultures.
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