Name two reasons that New World populations lacked immunity to diseases
What will be an ideal response?
Two reasons include that many groups were too small to contain endemic disease and lack of domestic animals, from which many European diseases originated.
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How do Alice Kehoe and Dody Giletti explain the observation that, cross-culturally, women are more often believed to be possessed than are men?
A) Women are more likely than men to suffer from nutritional deficiencies. B) Women are more susceptible to suggestion than men. C) There are many more women than men in most religious communities. D) In most cultures, supernatural beings or forces are believed to favor women over men.
Which of the following is NOT recognized as a cause of illness among the Ndembu?
A) ?Viral infections B) ?Ancestral ghosts C) ?Magic D) ?Social conflict
Historical archaeologists use written records to supplement the archaeological record.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is NOT an early form of modern mammals in the Eocene epoch?
A. Cetaceans B. Multituberculates C. Perissodactyla D. Rodentia