How Can One Explain the Witch-Hunts That Swept Through Europe

question 29

Essay

How can one explain the witch-hunts that swept through Europe in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Who were the victims? Why were so many of the accused women?

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Definitions:

Mutualism

A type of symbiotic relationship between two species where both parties benefit from the interaction.

Camouflage

The ability of an organism to blend into its environment to hide from predators or to ambush prey.

Species Richness

Species richness refers to the number of different species represented in an ecological community, landscape, or region.

Ecotone

A transitional area between two or more distinct ecological communities, exhibiting mixed characteristics of each.