Lewis Henry Morgan is well known for his work League of the Iroquois, considered anthropology's earliest ethnography. This and others of his works illustrate his view of unilinear evolutionism, which is that
A. cultural diversity was actually a sign of the slowing down of cultural evolution.
B. only the better and more civilized societies could survive.
C. all societies are on some path toward civilization, but the exact paths vary.
D. natural selection acts simultaneously on the biological and cultural aspects of human life.
E. there is one line or path through which all societies have to evolve, and this path involves specific stages that cannot be skipped, ending at the final stage of civilization.
Answer: E
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