By the time that Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico, which of the following diseases had already ravaged the indigenous population there?

A) Measles
B) Smallpox
C) Influenza
D) Syphilis
E) Plague


B

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a. Animism b. Mana c. Ritual d. Divination

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Early cultivation began as an attempt to copy, in a less favorable environment, the dense stands of wheat and barley that grew wild in the hilly flanks.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which is true of populations living at high altitudes compared to those living at sea level?

a. Low birth weights are more frequent at high altitudes. b. Low birth weights are more frequent at low altitudes. c. People produce fewer red blood cells at high altitudes. d. Growth and maturation occur more rapidly at high altitudes. e. Chest and lung size are reduced at higher altitudes.

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Most female circumcisions are done by __________

a. midwives b. doctors c. nurses d. mothers

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