ANTH 411 Exam 1
Which of the following is a characteristic of anthropology? - correct answer
✔It is concerned with both human biology and culture and it is concerned with
human variation, evolution, and adaptation.
Is Anthropology an old field? - correct answer ✔Anthropology as an
academic discipline is comparatively young. Its roots go back to the
intellectual Enlightenment of the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe and
North America.
Inherent in the holistic approach to learning about humans is the realization
that... - correct answer ✔People cannot be understood by studying either
their biological makeup or their cultural background alone. It is necessary to
take into consideration both genetically inherited and learned traits in trying to
explain how we have become the people we are.
What do anthropologists mean when they refer to the concept of "integration"
in regards to cultures? - correct answer ✔All aspects of a culture are
interrelated.
Culture is... - correct answer ✔Entirely learned during our lifetimes and
embodies the full range of learned behavior patterns and knowledge acquired
by people as members of a society. Separates us from other animals.
How do anthropologists primarily learn new information about humans? -
correct answer ✔Field work.
What are the 4 main fields of anthropology? - correct answer ✔archaeology,
biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology.
, Which field of anthropology is primarily concerned with the non-cultural
aspects of humans and near-humans? - correct answer ✔Biological
anthropology.
Which field of anthropology is primarily interested in the prehistory and early
history of societies and their cultures? - correct answer ✔Archaeology.
Biological anthropology includes the study of which of the following topics? -
correct answer ✔Non-human primates, fossil record of human evolution,
human variation, and mechanisms of evolution.
Paleoanthropologists are mostly interested in learning about what? - correct
answer ✔The fossil record of human evolution.
Which field of anthropology would most likely be interested in the marriage
patterns and kinship systems of different societies around the world? - correct
answer ✔Cultural anthropology.
Which field of archaeology would mostly likely be interested in ancient pre-
literate societies around the world including those of most early North
American Indians? - correct answer ✔Prehistoric anthropology.
How did human evolution create culture? - correct answer ✔Culture is an
adaptive mechanism for humans.
All human cultures evolve over time. Which of the following things is most
responsible for this? - correct answer ✔Cultural evolution results from the
invention and accumulation of new knowledge and skills.
Which of the following is a characteristic of anthropology? - correct answer
✔It is concerned with both human biology and culture and it is concerned with
human variation, evolution, and adaptation.
Is Anthropology an old field? - correct answer ✔Anthropology as an
academic discipline is comparatively young. Its roots go back to the
intellectual Enlightenment of the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe and
North America.
Inherent in the holistic approach to learning about humans is the realization
that... - correct answer ✔People cannot be understood by studying either
their biological makeup or their cultural background alone. It is necessary to
take into consideration both genetically inherited and learned traits in trying to
explain how we have become the people we are.
What do anthropologists mean when they refer to the concept of "integration"
in regards to cultures? - correct answer ✔All aspects of a culture are
interrelated.
Culture is... - correct answer ✔Entirely learned during our lifetimes and
embodies the full range of learned behavior patterns and knowledge acquired
by people as members of a society. Separates us from other animals.
How do anthropologists primarily learn new information about humans? -
correct answer ✔Field work.
What are the 4 main fields of anthropology? - correct answer ✔archaeology,
biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology.
, Which field of anthropology is primarily concerned with the non-cultural
aspects of humans and near-humans? - correct answer ✔Biological
anthropology.
Which field of anthropology is primarily interested in the prehistory and early
history of societies and their cultures? - correct answer ✔Archaeology.
Biological anthropology includes the study of which of the following topics? -
correct answer ✔Non-human primates, fossil record of human evolution,
human variation, and mechanisms of evolution.
Paleoanthropologists are mostly interested in learning about what? - correct
answer ✔The fossil record of human evolution.
Which field of anthropology would most likely be interested in the marriage
patterns and kinship systems of different societies around the world? - correct
answer ✔Cultural anthropology.
Which field of archaeology would mostly likely be interested in ancient pre-
literate societies around the world including those of most early North
American Indians? - correct answer ✔Prehistoric anthropology.
How did human evolution create culture? - correct answer ✔Culture is an
adaptive mechanism for humans.
All human cultures evolve over time. Which of the following things is most
responsible for this? - correct answer ✔Cultural evolution results from the
invention and accumulation of new knowledge and skills.
