A consequence of the enormous native loss of life due to conquest and disease in Spanish America was __________
a. an economic depression caused by lack of labor
b. a shift to agriculture and away from mining
c. the importation of African slaves
d. land grants to any Spaniards who would settle in the Spanish Americas
Answer: c
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a. She had little impact; her books weren't highly regarded. b. Her work showed that gender was primarily a biological phenomenon. c. Her work questioned the biologically determined nature of gender. d. The fact that most of her work was about women showed that they were an important part of culture. e. Though ignored in the U.S., Mead's work was hailed in Europe. Thus, gender studies were far more advanced in Europe than in the U.S.
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a. Women in all cultures have the same personality traits. b. Only in the United States are women primarily concerned with child care. c. The relationship between gender and personality varies with cultural expectations. d. Where women work, they are more likely to be aggressive. e. Where women's qualities are valued, men's qualities are likely to be devalued.
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a. the principle of evolution as the major explanatory reason for cultural variability. b. different levels of cultural borrowing to explain cultural diversity. c. inductive methodology. d. a general law to explain all aspects of human life. e. the idea of materialism and technology as the basis of cultural diversity.