What Did Native Americans Have in Common with the Zulu

question 101

Multiple Choice

What did Native Americans have in common with the Zulu of South Africa and the aboriginal people in Australia?

• A) They belonged to some of the most ancient agricultural civilizations in the world.
• B) They all looked to central governments for protection and assistance in their struggle against white supremacist settlers.
• C) They found themselves pushed aside by centralizing government trying to control large interior regions.
• D) They all saw themselves pulled into the vicious debt cycle that accompanied cotton sharecropping.
• E) Both groups saw such little chance at advancing in civil rights that they resorted to emigration.

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Definitions:

Neuron Communication

The process by which neurons transmit signals to each other, involving electrical impulses and chemical neurotransmitters.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems.

Cerebellum

A large structure of the vertebrate brain, located under the occipital lobe, that plays an important role in motor control.

Reticular Formation

An extensive network of neurons located in the brainstem that plays a key role in controlling arousal and consciousness.