As Anthropology Emerged from the Intellectual Atmosphere of the Enlightenment

question 26

Multiple Choice

As anthropology emerged from the intellectual atmosphere of the Enlightenment, early anthropologists were interested in explaining the similarities and differences among the diverse cultures of the world. E. B. Tylor attempted to answer the question of why societies were at different or similar levels of evolution and development by the explanation of:

• A) spontaneous generation
• B) unilineal evolution
• C) diffusionism
• D) historical particularism
• E) functionalism

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