Anthropology 1025F/G Lecture 1: anthro 1025G 2015 complete notes
8 Aug 2016
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West (greece and persia), rst recorded instances of anyone trying to differentiate between cultures. Ibn khaldun 14th century scholar, believed culture was not an innate thing, culture was characteristic of humans and that we all created this culture; culture made up of interrelated parts, based on rural and urban studies of spain. Imperialism 15th century, colonial expansion, many ppl were disadvantaged technologically, generated beginning of ethnocentrism (culturally self-centred), led to racism. Michael de montaigne 16th century, made development for enlightenment (17th century. Edward tyson 17th century anatomist, dissected humans and apes to note physical similarities. Carolus linnaeus categorized groupings of animals based on similar physiologies. Politcal conservatism literal translation of bible, time of industrialization and class con icts developed, social reforms not considered a good thing, lots of racism. Monogenesists vs. polygenesists mono"s translated bible literally (one human form), people degenerated, believed change needs to happen for ppl to come back to the top,
