Delve into the rich Anthropological Background of Bangladesh through this captivating presentation slide. Embark on a journey that unravels the intricate threads of culture, tradition, and society that shape the diverse landscape of this South Asian nation. Explore the historical influences, ethnic diversity, and social dynamics that have sculpted the unique identity of Bangladesh. Engage with captivating visuals and compelling narratives that highlight the intersections of religion, language, and customs, showcasing the profound impact on daily life. This presentation offers a window into the heart of Bangladesh's anthropological heritage, inviting you to explore the tapestry of its people, their beliefs, and the stories that define their existence.

1. Anthropological Background of
Bangladesh
LESSONS ABOUT THE NAME OF BANGLADESH, THE
ORIGIN AND IDENTITY OF THE PEOPLE AND ITS
LANGUAGE

2. Lesson Content
 Anthropology as a branch of social science
 Anthropological Background of the country
 Origin of the human being, Reasons for migration
 Evaluation of the people of Bangladesh
 Development trend of the name of Bangladesh
 and Bangla Language.

3. Learning Objectives and Outcomes
 Exploring the origin and identity of the People of
Bangladesh.
 Investigate the origin of the name of Bangladesh
 Exploring the development trend of Bangla Language

4. Anthropology
 The study of human societies, culture and their
development
 The study of human biological and physiological
characteristics and their evolution
 The study of development, structure and functioning of human
society
 The study of social problems
 Society is the aggregate of people living together in a more or
less ordered community
 An organization or club formed for a particular purpose or
activity
Sociology

5.  Negrito
 Proto - Australoids or Austrics
 Mongoloids
 Mediterranean or Dravidian
 Western Brachycephals
 Nordic Aryans
Major races of Bangladesh

7. Negrito
The Negritos or the Brachycephalic (having a relatively broad, short skull)
from Africa were the earliest people to have come to this subcontinent.
They have survived in their original habitat in Andaman and Nicobar
Islands. The Jarawas, Onges, Sentinelese and Great Andamanese are
some examples.
Characteristics
Skin colour: chocolate to jet black,
Hair: woolly or frizzy
Nose: Fleshy, flat and wide
Ears: Small
Lips: Bulbous
Jaw: Heavy

8. Proto - Australoids or Austrics
These groups were the next to come to this subcontinent
after the Negritos. They are believed to have arrived in India
some 5000 years ago.
They are people with wavy hair lavishly distributed all over
their brown bodies, long-headed with low foreheads and
prominent eye ridges, noses with low and broad roots,
thick jaws, large palates and teeth and small chins.
The Austrics of India represent a race of medium height,
dark complexion with long heads and rather flat noses but
otherwise of regular features.
The Austrics laid the foundation of Indian civilization
They cultivated rice and vegetables and made sugar from
sugarcane. Now, these people are found in some parts of
India, Myanmar and the islands of South East Asia. Their
languages have survived in Central and Eastern India.
Characteristics Skin colour: Black Hair: wavy hair long
head
Arms & legs: long and spindly/skinny

9. Mediterranean or Dravidian
They have been believed to come before the Aryans. They
have different sub-groups like the Paleo-Mediterranean,
the true Mediterranean, and the Oriental Mediterranean.
They appear to be people of the same stock as the
peoples of Asia Minor and Crete and pre- Hellenic
Aegeans of Greece. They are reputed to have built up the
city civilization of the Indus valley, whose remains have
been found at Mohenjo- Daro and Harappa and other
Indus cities.
Western Brachycephals
These include Alpinoids, Dinarics and Armenoids. The
Parsis and Kodavas also fall into this category. They are
the broad-headed people living mainly on the western
side of the country such as the Ganga Valley and the
delta, parts of Kashmir, Kathiawar, Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

10. Nordics or the Indo-Aryans
This group were the last one to immigrate to India.
They came to India somewhere between 2000 and 1500
B.C. They are now mainly found in the northern and
central parts of India.
Mongoloid Skin colour: Brownish to yellow
Hair: Black and straight
Nose: Flat
These people are found in the Northeastern part of
India in the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram,
Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Tripura.
They are also found in the Northern parts of West
Bengal, Sikkim, and Ladakh. Generally, they are people
with a yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high
cheekbones, sparse hair and medium height.

11. Proto-Australoid or Veddid were the original inhabitants of
Bangladesh.
Skin: Black
Nose: Wide
Size of the skull: Long and round
Stature: Short and middle
Physical characteristics of the Bengali people
According to Risley, the Bengali people have the following physical
characteristics
Skull: round, long
nose: wide
Stature: middle or short
Skin: black, brownish
Who were the original inhabitants of Bangladesh?

21. Contribution of Various People

22. Outline of Human Racial Classification:
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GROUP
I. Capoid or Khoisanid Subspecies of southern Africa
A. Khoid (Hottentot) race
B. Sanid (Bushmen) race
II. Congoid Subspecies of sub-Saharan Africa
A. Central Congoid race (Geographic center and origin in the Congo
river basin)
1. Palaecongoid subrace (the Congo river basin: Ivory Coast, Ghana,
Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Angola)
2. Sudanid subrace (western Africa: Niger, Mali, Senegal, Guinea)
3. Nilotid subrace (southern Sudan; the ancient Nubians were of this
subrace)
4. Kafrid or Bantid subrace (east and south Africa: Kenya, Tanzania,
Mozambique, Natal)
B. Bambutid race (African Pygmies)
C. Aethiopid race (Ethiopia, Somalia; hybridized with Caucasoids)

23. "OUT-OF-AFRICA" GROUP
I. Australoid Subspecies
A. Veddoid race (remnant Australoid population in central and
southern India)
B. Negritos (remnants in Malaysia and the Philippines)
C. Melanesian race (New Guinea, Papua, Solomon Islands)
D. Australian-Tasmanian race (Australian Aborigines)
II. Mongoloid Subspecies
A. Northern Mongoloid racial group
1. Northeast Asian race (various subraces in northern China,
Manchuria, Korea and Japan)
2. Ainuid race (remnants of aboriginal population in northern Japan)
3. Tungid race (Mongolia and Siberia, Eskimos)
4. Amerindian race (American Indians; various subraces)
B. Southern Mongoloid racial group
1. Southeast Asian race (various subraces in southern China,
Indochina, Thailand, Myanmar [Burma], Malaysia, Indonesia and the
Philippines, the last four partly hybridized with Australoids)
2. Micronesian-Polynesian race (predominantly Southern Mongoloid
partly hybridized with Australoids)

24. III. Caucasoid or Europid Subspecies
A. Dravidic race (India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka [Ceylon]; ancient stabilized Indic-
Veddoid [Australoid] blend)
B. Turanid race (partially hybridized with Mongoloids; predominant element in Kazakhstan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; common in Hungary and Turkey)
C. Indic or Nordindid race (Pakistan and northern India)
D. Irano-Afghan race (predominant in Iran and Afghanistan, primary element in Iraq,
common [25%] in Turkey)
E. Armenid race (predominant element in Armenia and Azerbaijan, common in Syria,
Lebanon and northern Iraq, primary element among the Ashkenazic Jews)
F. Mediterranid racial group
G. Ladogan race (named after Lake Ladoga; indigenous to Russia; includes Lappish
subrace of arctic Europe)
H. Dinaric race (predominant in western Balkans [Dinaric Mountains] and northern Italy,
important in the Czech Republic, eastern and southern Switzerland, western Austria and
eastern Ukraine. Its distribution in Europe, and that of its derived Dinaricized
Mediterranean type, may be associated with the expansion of the Neolithic Anatolian
farmers beginning circa 6,500 B.C.)
I. Alpine race (predominant element in Luxembourg, primary in Bavaria and the Czech
Republic [Bohemia], important in France, Hungary, eastern and southern Switzerland)
J. Nordish or Northern European racial group (various subraces in the British Isles,
Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Belgium; predominant element in Germany, Switzerland,
Poland, Finland and the Baltic States; majority in Austria and Russia; important in France,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary; outlined in detail in The Nordish Race)

25. F. Mediterranid racial group
1. Orientalid or Arabid subrace (predominant in Arabia, major element from
Egypt to Syria, primary in northern Sudan, important in Iraq, predominant
element among the Oriental Jews)
2. South Mediterranean or Saharid subrace (predominant in Algeria and
Libya, important in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, primary element among the
Sephardic Jews, common element [circa 20-25%] in Spain, Sicily and
southern Italy, minor element [circa 5%] in Greece)
3. East Mediterranean or Pontid subrace (Black Sea coast of Ukraine,
Romania and Bulgaria; Aegean coasts of Greece and Turkey)
4. Dinaricized Mediterraneans (Residual mixed types resulting from the
blending of Mediterranids with Dinarics, Alpines or Armenids; not a unified
type, has much regional variation; predominant element [over 60%] in Sicily
and southern Italy, principal element in Turkey [35%], important element in
western Syria, Lebanon and central Italy, common in northern Italy. The
ancient Cappadocian Mediterranean subrace of Anatolia was dinaricized
perhaps as early as the Neolitihic and is a major contributor to this type in
modern Turkey.)
5. West Mediterranean or Iberid subrace (Spain, Portugal, Corsica, Sardinia,
and coastal areas of Morocco and Tunisia; the Atlanto-Mediterranean peoples
who expanded over much of the Atlantic coastal regions of Europe during
the Mesolithic period were a branch of this subrace)

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