Cultural norms that support aggressive responses to insults to one's honor developed in response to ________

A) the strain associated with large numbers of people not being able to improve their standing in life
B) covert matriarchal power structures underlying the society
C) the stresses of an agrarian style of life
D) wealth being concentrated in forms that could easily be stolen
E) the need to defend large territories against potential invaders

Answer: D

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