Question
Why were the Native Americans more vulnerable than the Europeans to the effects of diseases such as smallpox?
(1 point)
Responses
They believed that disease was caused by European gods.
They believed that disease was caused by European gods.
They did not realize how dangerous the disease was.
They did not realize how dangerous the disease was.
They had not had previous contact with these diseases.
They had not had previous contact with these diseases.
They used traditional American medicinal cures to treat them.
(1 point)
Responses
They believed that disease was caused by European gods.
They believed that disease was caused by European gods.
They did not realize how dangerous the disease was.
They did not realize how dangerous the disease was.
They had not had previous contact with these diseases.
They had not had previous contact with these diseases.
They used traditional American medicinal cures to treat them.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **They had not had previous contact with these diseases.**
Native Americans lacked immunity to diseases like smallpox because they had not been previously exposed to them, unlike Europeans who had built some degree of immunity through prior encounters with such illnesses.
Native Americans lacked immunity to diseases like smallpox because they had not been previously exposed to them, unlike Europeans who had built some degree of immunity through prior encounters with such illnesses.