In science class, you learned about the average lifespan of humans in different eras. In which era was the lifespan the shortest?

A. World War II Era
B. Middle Ages Era
C. Early 20th Century Era
D. Modern Era

Question

In science class, you learned about the average lifespan of humans in different eras. In which era was the lifespan the shortest?

	A.	World War II Era
	B.	Middle Ages Era
	C.	Early 20th Century Era
	D.	Modern Era

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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4n1m0s1ty · Answer

Think about how long we've had modern medicine. Many ailments that we consider to be curable today weren't curable back 1000 years ago.

anonymous · Answer

So C.

4n1m0s1ty · Answer

I think the middle ages is a lot older than the 20th century. We are talking about the period between 400 to 1400 C.E. This was a time where medicine was largely a speculative field, and superstition was confused with fact.