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INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICALANTHROPOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
Anthropology - answer-"the study of humankind viewed from the perspective of all
people and all times"
"human" history - answer-o all of the collective experience of our biological ancestors
O all of the creatures to whom we are closely related (relatively speaking)
Hominids - answer-o humans classified within the taxonomic family Hominidae
humans and humanlike ancestors
O primate ape
O the only hominoids that are obligate bipeds
Culture - answer-o learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person
O a human universal
O i.e. Technologies, subsistence patterns (what we eat/don't eat), housing types,
clothing, religion, values, gender roles, marriage and family
Cultural relativity - answer-o each culture should be understood within its own context
and not judged by other cultures' norms
4 subfields of anthropology - answer-o archaeology
O cultural (social)
O linguistics
O physical (biological)
Physical anthropology - answer-"the study of human bicultural evolution and human
bicultural variation"
Applied anthropology - answer-o using specialized knowledge to help solve a culture's
specific problems
i.e. Forensic anthropology
Historical archaeology - answer-examine later, complex cultures about which there are
records in some european language
Prehistoric archaeology - answer-
Artifacts - answer-objects or materials made or modified for use by hominids
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