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awywial

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Anthropologist Marvin Harris has suggested that the Jewish and Islamic prohibitions of eating pork developed because pigs __________.
 
  A. were known carriers of disease
  B. had meat that was especially high in fat and calories
  C. competed with humans for scarce ecological resources
  D. lived in filthy places and ate garbage

Question 2

According to Marvin Harris's hypothesis about pork prohibitions, traditional societies that keep and eat pigs __________.
 
  A. have greater access to herbal medicines
  B. are more likely to live in or near forests
  C. probably originated in desert climates
  D. bathe and clean them on a regular basis


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ashely1112

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


awywial

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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