The social systems of West Africa were all organized on the basis of the dual-sex principle, which meant that
A. female political and religious leaders governed the women and males ruled the men.
B. men and women were expected to have not only a sexual partner of the opposite sex but one of the same sex as well.
C. every man could have two wives and every woman could have two husbands.
D. all individuals were believed to have both a masculine and a feminine side.
Answer: A
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