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The rise of cultural anthropology occurred within the context of the late 19th century, when questions regarding which cultures were " primitive " and which were " civilized " occupied the minds of not only Marx and Freud, but many others.

Colonialism and its processes increasingly brought European thinkers in contact, directly or indirectly with " primitive others.

" The relative status of various humans, some of whom had modern advanced technologies that included engines and telegraphs, while others lacked anything but face-to-face communication techniques and still lived a Paleolithic lifestyle, was of interest to the first generation of cultural anthropologists.