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Who is generally regarded as the first thinker to write widely on concepts central to anthropology?
During which period did biblical scholars dominate European thinking on questions of human origins and cultural development?
Which group of countries extended their political and economic control to regions in the Pacific, the Americas, Asia, and Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries?
What prompted new interest in the study of culture in the 18th and 19th centuries?
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Which writer examined environmental, sociological, psychological, and economic factors affecting the rise and fall of civilizations during the 14th century?
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What does the term 'anthropometrics' refer to?
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Who is credited as the 'father of anthropometrics'?
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What is the primary purpose of anthropometry?
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What was Alfonse Bertillon's classification system known as?
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What does the word 'anthropometrics' etymologically mean?
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