Instructions: _∙ Identify Each Item. Give an Explanation or Description of of the Item

question 20

Essay

Instructions:
_∙ Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
_∙ item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-The Mayas

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Definitions:

Evolution of Behaviour

The study of how and why animal and human behaviors change over generations through the principles of natural selection and genetics.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution caused by random changes in the frequency of alleles within a population over time.

Natural Selection

The evolutionary process where organisms with traits that enhance survival and reproduction are more likely to pass on their genes to the next generation.

Hemispheric Lateralization

The distinction between the functional specializations of the human brain's left and right hemispheres, such as language in the left and spatial abilities in the right.