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bobthebuilder

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In rural areas, if land is continually divided and inherited by each son, eventually there is not enough land left to support a family. One solution is primogeniture, which is
 
  a. the practice of inheritance by the eldest son only.
  b. the practice of buying additional land for each son.
  c. the practice of inheritance by the youngest son only.
  d. learning to farm smaller plots more intensively.

Question 2

What is the term for a marriage in which one man marries women who are sisters?
 
  a. The levirate
  b. Fraternal polygamy
  c. Sororal polygyny
  d. Fraternal polygyny


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

a

Answer to Question 2

c


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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
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