History of Biological Anthropology (Up to Genetics)

The video explores the evolution of human understanding of our place in nature, from ancient Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle to modern scientific perspectives. It highlights Carl Linnaeus's taxonomy work and Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories, particularly focusing on human development and racial categorization. Darwin's ideas on monogenism and the unity of human races are discussed, alongside the later role of genetics in supporting these concepts.

Which philosopher defined humans as 'featherless bipeds'?

• Diogenes

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

What is Charles Darwin best known for?

• Discovering the structure of DNA

• Writing 'On the Origin of Species'

• Developing the theory of relativity

• Classifying plants and animals

What did Darwin argue about the mental traits of humans and other animals?

• They are completely different

• Only humans possess altruism

• They are similar in many ways

• Humans have no mental traits

What does monogenism suggest about human races?

• They were created separately

• They have different origins

• They come from a single common ancestor

• They evolved from different ape ancestors

Who originally observed that all human races were interfertile?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• John Bachmann

• Carl Linnaeus

What field of study provided material for Darwin's mechanisms of evolution?

• Astronomy

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Genetics

When was the work of the Augustinian Friar on genetics rediscovered?

• Around 1900

• Around 1950

• Around 1850

• Around 1800