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kodithompson

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As evidence of racism in classification systems, Johann Blumenbach (1752-1840):
 
  a. threw out the Linnaean classification system.
  b. judged the ideal type of human skull to be from sub-Saharan Africa.
  c. believed that Caucasians were closer to the original ideal humans.
  d. classified Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans together.
  e. Blumenbach was the only 18th scholar to avoid a racist classification system.

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Which of the following is NOT a correct claim about the 18th century Swedish botanist Linnaeus?
 
  a. He avoided a European bias while classifying humans.
  b. He wrote the System of Nature.
  c. He divided humans into four varieties by skin color.
  d. He divided humans by temperament.
  e. He showed a clear European bias in his works.


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strudel15

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: b


kodithompson

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
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