How did early evolutionists tend to think of Western cultures?
A) They viewed Western cultures as being at the most progressive stage of evolution.
B) They believed they were lacking in important knowledge that other cultures already possessed.
C) They were extremely relativistic in their thinking, seeing all cultures as morally equivalent.
D) There was a rift between ethnocentric and relativistic evolutionists at the time.
A) They viewed Western cultures as being at the most progressive stage of evolution.
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