Which of the following best explains the Mesopotamian religious worldview about disease?
a. They believed that diseases are caused by bacteria.
b. They believed that disease is caused by gods or demons.
c. They believed that enemy shamans are the cause of diseases.
d. They believed that disease is caused by humans themselves.
e. They believed that disease is caused by priest-physicians.
b
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The Supreme Court in 1923 refused to support minimum wage laws for women because it
argued A) wages for women were already sufficient. B) such laws were in conflict with freedom of contract. C) women were not primary wage earners. D) such laws would ultimately place men at a disadvantage.
A success attributable to government health policies was not
a. the ending of major outbreaks of diseases like small pox and polio. b. the turning of previously common habits like smoking into pariah activities. c. the bringing of health care to millions of working class and poor individuals. d. a reduction in medical costs.
The delay of Utah's admittance as a state was driven by its Mormon population's commitment to plural marriages. The majority of the country was shocked by this. What 1862 Congressional act was a response to the Mormon commitment?
A) Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act B) Dawes Act C) Homestead Act D) Morrill Bigamy Act
What historical problem is involved in Ashoka's claim that he spread Buddhism beyond the borders of northern India by supporting dharma?
a. While he did send missionaries, there is no independent evidence of Buddhism spreading outside India during Ashoka's reign. b. Most documents of Ashoka's reign were destroyed after his death. c. The only mention of this phase in Ashoka's reign comes from later Buddhist sources. d. Any records showing that Ashoka had violated his vows to the Buddha would have been destroyed. e. Records of this phase of Ashoka's reign might have merely been used as propaganda to enhance his image.