In salem in 1692, people assumed that psychological disorders result from (blank), and they used the process of (blank) to release the evil spirits. a. chemical imbalances; ouiji board b. parental abuse; stoning c. possession by the devil; trephining d . stressful life experiences; talk therapy e. bad foods; voodoo

The answer is C)

The people of Salem thought that the psychological disorders that a few on the town were experiencing was caused by a possession by the evil, and they tried to use trephining as a process to release evil spirits.

Trephining was mystically used in ancient times because there was the belief that for many pains or suffering the root cause was a demonic possession.

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place.