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Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. A. Despite the fact that wealth is relatively evenly distributed in pastoral societies, gender inequality still exists because only men can acquire military skills and social status. B. Inequalities of gender existed in pastoralist societies until most communities began to require women to possess the same skills as men and take part in the military. C. Inequalities of gender in pastoralist societies were caused by steep hierarchies of wealth and differences in military training between men and women. D. In pastoral societies, gender inequality is comparatively mild because wealth is relatively evenly distributed and women have to learn most of the same skills that men do.