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nramada

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In Western societies between A.D. 1000 and 1800, divorce was next to impossible, but few marriages lasted more than about 10 or 20 years, owing to:
 
  a. irreconcilable differences.
  b. high death rates.
  c. patrilineal societies.
  d. matrilineal societies.
  e. high economic cost of marriage.

Question 2

When the economy is based on _____ and when the man does most of the productive work, the brides people may give a dowry that protects the woman against desertion. Dowry is also a statement of her economic status.
 
  a. food foraging
  b. pastoralism
  c. agriculture
  d. horticulture
  e. industrialism


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juicepod

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

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c


nramada

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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