Is it appropriate for the United States of America to try and shape the governments and political institutions of other countries using principles of 'American' democracy?

The correct answer is Anthropologists study how ancient cultures are similar and different.

Anthropology is a science dedicated to the in-depth study of the human being. It is a term of Greek origin, formed by “anthropos” (man, human being) and “logos” (knowledge).

The reflection on societies, man and his social behavior has been known since Classical Antiquity for the thinking of great philosophers. Highlighted is the Greek Herodotus, considered the father of History and Anthropology.

However, it was only with the Illuminist Movement in the 18th century that Anthropology developed as a social science, through the improvement of human methods and classifications. In this period, the report of travelers, missionaries and traders about the habits of the natives of the new discovered lands and the debates about the human condition, were very important for the development of anthropological studies.

Studying human beings and cultural diversity involves the integration of different disciplines that seek to reflect on all human dimensions.