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Cultural Anthropology Exam 1, questions and answers graded A+ What is anthropology? The study of the human species and its immediate ancestors anthropos means human logos means study the art of map making -The skill began in the 13th century in Europe with its development being related to expansion of Europeans. Cartography Is cartography eurocentric? Yes The two major problems in early cartography: 1. Technical one of how to depict three-dimensional sp...

Archaeology - the study of human behavior and cultural change in the past through the reconstruction, description, and interpretation of material remains what do archaeologists do? - reconstruct behavior through the study of material remains or archaeological record what are examples of material culture? - -artifacts -ecofacts -features

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions and All Correct Answers (1) What are the four branches of anthropology (CLAP) - Answer-physical anthropology archaeology anthropological linguistics cultural anthropology physical/biology anthropology - Answer-studies both human biological evolution and contemporary physical variations among peoples of the world paleoanthropology- origins, fossils primatology- evolution history forensic anthropology- identify what happened Archaeology - Answer-focuses ...

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ASB 222 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers In an ideal world archeology... - answerreflects the past perfectly Pompeii - answer-Ash fell up to 6 inches an hour and made buildings collapse; Covered buildings and people acting as a mold, ultimately preserving the forms of the perished people. - Pyroclastic surge: pieces of volcanic debris that rolled down the mountain at extremely high speeds; what really killed people ○ Erupted August 25th Archeological Record - answerstudy of past b...

archaeology - systematic study of past human life and culture through the recovery and examination of material remains of past human behavior material remains vs. texts - archaeology vs. history example artifacts - includes: stone tools, pottery, metals, basketry/textiles, texts features - includes: architecture, burials ecofacts - includes: modified animal bones (tools), modified plant remains (food), modified soils/sediments (agriculture, landscape) archaeological site - place w...

ASB 222 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Module 1 Artifacts - answerobject made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced Site - answerplace Archaeology - answerstudy of artifacts and relics of early mankind Cultural Items - answerPhysical/material objects that have meaning, value, or use features - answera distinctive attribute or aspect of something. Ecofacts - answerNatural materials that give environmental information about a site Human Remains - answerbody of a deceased perso...

physical anthropology the scientific study of humans from a biological perspective paleoanthropology asking questions about the emergence of of humans and how humans evolved up to the present time primatology the study of the evolutionary fossil record of our nearest living relatives (ie apes, monkeys, and prosimians) and the behavior of living populations in their natural habitats human variation deals with how and why the physical traits of contemporary human populations vary throughout ...

physical anthropology correct answers the scientific study of humans from a biological perspective paleoanthropology correct answers asking questions about the emergence of of humans and how humans evolved up to the present time primatology correct answers the study of the evolutionary fossil record of our nearest living relatives (ie apes, monkeys, and prosimians) and the behavior of living populations in their natural habitats human variation correct answers deals with how and why the...

Typology correct answersProcess of arranging or ordering objects based on attributes (shared characteristics) - Stylistic attribute form attribute, technological attribute - Most typologies are etic: constructed by archaeologists and don't necessarily match the categories of the people that produced them - Modern understanding and biases - Emic: Categories produced by the producers, very hard to Assemblage correct answersAppearance of a number of categories together in a temporal or spatia...