Why Is an Understanding of Space-Time Systematics a Crucial First

question 16

Multiple Choice

Why is an understanding of space-time systematics a crucial first step in understanding why people did what they did in the past?

• A) Space-time systematics automatically explains why prehistory took the course that it did; in other words, explanatory hypotheses are built into space-time systematics.
• B) Research questions generated by space-time systematics are easily answered because the necessary data have already been collected.
• C) It is impossible to understand why cultures change without first documenting temporal and spatial change in artifact types.
• D) All of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Adjustments

Records documented in the financial accounts at the end of a fiscal period to distribute revenues and expenses to the timeframe in which they were truly incurred.

Asset

An economic resource owned or controlled by a company that is expected to provide future benefits.

Liability Account

An accounting record that tracks obligations or debts that a company owes to others, which must be settled over time through the transfer of economic benefits.

Accrual Basis

A bookkeeping approach that recognizes income and expenses at the time they are accrued, rather than when the actual cash transaction occurs.