Review the article "Was the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria a Product of Women’s Search for Power?” a) Summarize each author’s positio
n on the question "Was the Salem witchcraft hysteria a product of women’s search for power?” Describe each author’s main arguments, and discuss the supporting evidence used. b) Evaluate which author’s argument is stronger and why.
No, the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria was not a Product of Women’s Search for Power. Laurie Winn Carlson is an author who believes that Salem Witchcraft was the result of the responses of individuals to physical and neurological behaviors. In Salem, Women use the witchcraft (spells) on the people in order to cause damage to them. Laurie Winn Carlson is the author whose argument is stronger because it is near to reality.
It was primarily the development of agriculture that led to the development of the first city states, since this allowed for there to be a surplus of food, which allowed people to have labor specialization.
