What type of religious ritual did Erika Bourguignon find present in 90 percent of the world’s societies?

A) fasting
B) sacrifices of food or money
C) altered state of consciousness
D) prayer


C) altered state of consciousness

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Habitual locomotion is seen only in hominins

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What has most affected the rise of warfare among human societies?

a. mobility of individuals b. rise of state religions c. scare resources d. food production

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Which of the below is FALSE regarding the relationship between malaria and the HbS allele?

a. There is no geographic correlation between the distribution of the HbS allele and malaria. b. Heterozygotes have greater resistance to malaria than homozygous individuals. c. The malarial parasite does not reproduce very well in the red blood cells of heterozygotes. d. Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. e. The HbS mutation probably occurs occasionally in all human populations.

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Rural to urban migration has tended to be __________

a. labor migration b. refugee migration c. transnational migration d. nonexistent

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