In their study of Maya ethnomedicine, Elois Ann Berlin and Brent Berlin have shown that __________
A) their remedies have properties not that different from biomedical treatments
B) their treatment of disease is based entirely on the concept of balance
C) Western treatments fail to work in the Maya culture and environment
D) Maya women have among the most comprehensive knowledge of medicinal plants
A
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A. catarrhine B. colobus monkey C. parapithecid D. platyrrhine
Which of the following correctly describes the Classical Mayan priesthood?
a. They spent their time in prayer and meditation. b. Their key role was as healers of the sick. c. They took vows of poverty and chastity. d. They were not considered to be particularly important by the aristocracy. e. They used drugs and pain rituals to reach ecstatic states.
The teeth of primates are:
a. more specialized in comparison with other mammals. b. arranged in a dental pattern just like that of other mammals. c. less specialized in comparison with other mammals. d. larger in number than the primate ancestor from which they evolved. e. all shaped and formed the same, as their diet does not demand specialization.
What criteria did Linnaeus use to establish his classificatory system?
What will be an ideal response?