Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True Concerning the Human

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the human classification system developed in 1735 by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus?

• A)Linnaeus's system is recognized as the first version of a modern classification scheme of human populations.
• B)Linnaeaus grouped human beings into four basic categories-Europaeus, Americanus, Asiaticus, and Africanus.
• C)Linnaeus assumed that each subgroup had qualities of behavior or temperament that were innate and could not be altered.
• D)Linnaeus acquired much of his data from the writings, descriptions, commentaries, and beliefs of plantation owners, missionaries, slave traders, explorers, and travelers.
• E)Linnaeus's classification scheme was free of the prejudices of Europeans that were prevalent at that time.