Author Question: An important effect of European contact on the Yanamamo was: a. An increased ability to learn ... (Read 96 times)

bcretired · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

An important effect of European contact on the Yanamamo was:

a. An increased ability to learn English.
b. A decrease in the amount of violence.
c. Better health and education.
d. Acquisition of firearms and increased fatalities in war.
e. A more technologically effective exploitation of their forest environment.

Question 2

All of the following have been suggested as a cause of Yanamamo warfare except:

a. Attempts of individuals from one village to capture women from other villages.
b. An indirect way of controlling population.
c. High levels of female infanticide and scarcity of females.
d. Competition over scarce resources as a result of Western encounters.
e. An expression of inability of primitive peoples to control their aggressive impulses.