Explaining diversity in the natural world and in society

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1. Writers from Classical Antiquity (e.g., Herodotus and Tacitus) to the Middle Ages (e.g., Marco Polo and Ibn Khaldun) differed in their intellectual approaches when characterizing and explaining diversity in the natural world and in society. How are these differences still relevant to our understanding of natural and social diversity today? Briefly describe an example to support your answer.

2. Transitions in intellectual attitudes during the Scientific Revolution and start of the Enlightenment influenced how scholars (e.g., Lafitau and Fontenelle) viewed progress in human behavior and social order. How are these transitions still relevant to understanding human behavior and social order today? Briefly describe an example to support your answer.

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