Why did the Innu of Quebec practice polygyny?
a. The low status of women meant they were treated like property.
b. Trapping and warfare resulted in a population imbalance and a lack of men.
c. The Innu religion taught that it was preferred.
d. The Innu did not practice polygyny.
b
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a. macroevolution b. anatomy c. osteology d. paleopathology e. microevolution
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