You are a Central Asian nomad.You and your family are migrating westwards,and have just wiped out a farming village.You are wondering how you can carry some of the booty from the raid,since the horses already have too much to carry.You watch your daughter playing with a small toy that has two little wheels made from dried,twisted grass.Suddenly you jump up and shout the Central Asian equivalent of "Eureka!" and within several days have rigged up a crude two-wheeled cart that can be pulled by a horse.You have just produced a(n)_______________.
A)primary innovation
B)secondary innovation
C)example of acculturation
D)example of applied anthropology
E)syncretism

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This is an example of a secondary innovation, as it builds upon existing technology (the horse and the concept of wheeled toys) to create a new invention (the two-wheeled cart).

You Are a Central Asian Nomad