In the early 20th century, Franz Boas and his students:
A) rejected unilineal evolution as a valid means of studying human cultural diversity.
B) argued that all human cultures are unique and should be valued as such.
C) argued for the accumulation of ethnographic detail and historical facts prior to the construction of any generalities about human cultural evolution.
D) All of the answers are correct.

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Franz Boas and his students were instrumental in rejecting unilineal evolution, emphasizing the uniqueness of each culture, and advocating for the detailed collection of ethnographic and historical data before making generalizations about human cultures. This marked a significant shift in the approach to anthropology and the study of cultures.

In the Early 20th Century, Franz Boas and His Students