Nineteenth-Century Evolutionism And Spencer

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Early anthropology consisted in three streams of thought.
Explain them....

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1. Study of cultural differences in societies.
2. Explaining antiquity (ancient past) of humans and artifacts left.
3. Investigating human origin and other species.

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Define degenerationism

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According to Degenerationism, prior to the destruction of the Tower of Babel all people were of one social group. Following God's destruction of the tower, the single human society split into various groups. Some degenerated, losing their "civilized" ways, and became savages.

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Define progressivism

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John Locke proposed that the human mind was a blank slate, with knowledge and reason being derived from experience. As a result, individuals growing up in different societies would have varied experiences. This would explain the differences between human societies.

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The idea that societies started out more primitive but were progressing toward a more advanced state is

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progressivism

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"the human mind is a blank state, knowledge and reason were derived from experience"
(Different experiences, different ideas)

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John locke

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Which theroy was more popular for Europeans
degeerstionism or progressivism

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Progressivism
progress, inteligence, etc

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carolus linnaeus taxomic system

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organized the framework for the classification of life forms for evolution to take place.
Linnaeus was a naturalist.

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immutability

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life forms were created seperatly by God and could not change

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Gerorges louis Leclerc

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physical variation occurred within species
diffreent animals had underlying structural similarities
life multiplied faster than its food supply-promoting a struggle for existence; some life forms became extiinct

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Lamarck

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evolutionary changes were due to the effor that were most useful under changed conditions