Which of these events led to the emergence of anthropology as an academic discipline?
I. The discovery of stone tools and humanlike skeletal remains
II. Geological evidence that the world is millions of years old
III. The theory of a natural process for the development of new species
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. I and III
d. I, II, and III
ANSWER:
d
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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c. Evolution explains how things change, and creation stories do not change. d. Evolution is a Western theory, and creation stories are not found in the West.