Your friend Madhu is trying to convince you that prehistoric cave paintings might have been made by prehistoric shamans. She has some evidence that she has presented to you. Which of her arguments is MOST likely to support her theory that the cave paintings might have been made by prehistoric shamans?

Question

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Responses

No hunter-gatherer societies practiced shamanism.

No hunter-gatherer societies practiced shamanism.

Prehistoric groups may have believed that the shamans could communicate with the spirits of the animals painted in the caves.

Prehistoric groups may have believed that the shamans could communicate with the spirits of the animals painted in the caves.

Prehistoric peoples returned to caves for about 500 years to create these paintings.

Prehistoric peoples returned to caves for about 500 years to create these paintings.

Only males were allowed to communicate with spirits.

Only males were allowed to communicate with spirits.

Answer 1

The argument that is MOST likely to support Madhu's theory that the cave paintings might have been made by prehistoric shamans is:

Prehistoric groups may have believed that the shamans could communicate with the spirits of the animals painted in the caves.

This argument directly connects the role of shamans with the cave paintings, suggesting that the paintings could be a form of communication or a ritual related to the beliefs held by these prehistoric groups regarding their shamans and the spirits of the animals, potentially providing a spiritual context to the artwork.