Describe the traditional role of the shaman

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A part-time religious specialist whose personal experiences of entering altered states at will allow them to contact and utilize ordinarily hidden reality to acquire knowledge, power, and benefits for others.

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The term __________ is commonly used interchangeably with the term subspecies

a. deme b. population c. race d. gene pool

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The broad-spectrum revolution

A. set the stage for the development of food production based on plant cultivation and animal domestication. B. led to a fluorescence of colored cave paintings beginning around 70,000 B.P. C. led to a new technological tradition based on flaked tools. D. led to the extinction of the Neandertals. E. provided the environmental circumstances favoring the evolution of "mitochondrial Eve."

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Cytogenetics shows that Mendel's principle of segregation:

A. does not work on the molecular level B. is based on the separation of chromosomes during meiosis C. is based on the separation of chromosomes during mitosis D. is based on the linkage of genes on a single chromosome

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In what kinds of societies do we primarily find dependence training, and how is it adaptive in these societies?

What will be an ideal response?

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