Anth 202 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is a relative date? a. A date expressed as a specific unit of scientific measurement, such as days, years, centuries, or millennia. b. A date expressed relative to another (e.g., earlier, later, more recent, etc.) rather than in absolute terms. c. A date based on the occurrence of distinctive fossil assemblages in distinct strata. d. No longer useful for archaeology; absolute dates are necessary in order to provide a meaningful interpretation of an assemblage. a date expressed re...

Cultural Materialism A theoretical position that takes material features of life, such as the environment, natural resources, and mode of production, as the bases for explaining social organization and ideology Cultural Relativism the perspective that each culture must be understood in terms of the values and ideas of that culture and not judged by the standards of another culture. Participant Observation basic fieldwork method in cultural anthropology that involves living in a culture ...

The nests of wood rats are useful for paleoenvironmental reconstruction because they can preserve a rcord of environmental change for: a. decades. b. hundreds of years. c. thousands of years. d. hundreds of thousands of years. c Using palynological data, Haynes and Mehringer concluded that the climate at the Lehner Clovis site in southeastern Arizona 11,000 years ago was: a. only slightly wetter and cooler than today, followed by a rapid shift toward drier conditions. b. only slightly ...

1. Decomposition is carried out by microorganisms that require: a. cold, oxygen, and water to survive. b. warmth, carbon dioxide, and water to survive. c. warmth, oxygen, and dry conditions to survive. d. warmth, oxygen, and water to survive. d. warmth, oxygen, and water to survive. 2. The key to maintaining information about an artifact's context is to record: a. archaeologist's name. b. artifact's material. c. provenience. d. date of discovery. c. provenience. 3. The duck deco...

ANTH 202 EXAM 1 Cultural Materialism A theoretical position that takes material features of life, such as the environment, natural resources, and mode of production, as the bases for explaining social organization and ideology Cultural Relativism the perspective that each culture must be understood in terms of the values and ideas of that culture and not judged by the standards of another culture. Participant Observation basic fieldwork method in cultural anthropology that involves liv...

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ANTH 411 Exam 1 Question and answers rated A+ 2024/2025 ANTH 411 Exam 1 Anthropology - correct answer the study of human beings, their biology, their prehistory and histories, and their changing languages, cultures, and social institutions Culture - correct answer the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next Characteristics of Culture - correct answer way of life, symbols, layered, co...

Anth 411 Exam 3 Question and answers rated A+ 2024/2025 Anth 411 Exam 3 Identity - correct answer Define yourself by choice or ascription (age, ethnic, professional, religious, etc.) Situational Negotiation of Identity - correct answer When one of your identities precedes the other, depending on the situation Intersectionality - correct answer Interconnected nature of social categorizations (race,class, gender) as they apply to an individual or group Status - correct answer ...

ANTH 411 Exam 3 Question and answers rated A+ 2024/2025 ANTH 411 Exam 3 Identity - correct answer - Multiple and complex ways in which people come to define themselves - Either by choice or by ascription Situational negotiation of identity - correct answer - Depending on the context, one of your identities will take precendent over the others Intersectionality - correct answer - Interconnected nature of social categorizations (race, class, gender) as they apply to an individual...

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