Anthropology is a global discipline where humanities, social, and natural sciences are forced to confront one another. Anthropology builds upon knowledge from natural sciences, including the discoveries about the origin and evolution of Homo sapiens, human physical traits, human behavior, the variations among different groups of humans, how the evolutionary past of Homo sapiens has influenced its social organization and culture, and from social sciences, including the organization of human social and cultural relations, institutions, social conflicts, etc. Early anthropology originated in Classical Greece and Persia and studied and tried to understand observable cultural diversity. As such, anthropology has been central in the development of several new (late 20th century) interdisciplinary fields such as cognitive science, global studies, and various ethnic studies. COUNT 5
QSN1 What fields are forced to confront one another in anthropology? ANS1 humanities, social, and natural sciences QSN2 What builds upon natural and social sciences? ANS2 Anthropology QSN3 What type of discipline is anthropology? ANS3 global QSN4 Where did early anthropology originate? ANS4 Greece and Persia QSN5 What interdisciplinary fields has anthropology been central in the development of? ANS5 cognitive science, global studies, and various ethnic studies