Archaeology notes Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is anthropology? A comparative study of humankind. The study of human societies and cultures and their development What does it mean to say that anthropology is holistic? Anthropologists study the entire range of humans' biological, social, political, economic, and religious behavior as well as the relationships among the different aspects of human behavior in the past and present. What are the main subfields of anthropology? Cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology,...

Lesson and book summarized notes from my fall 2018 class: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes (ASB222), under humanities and social science. This 30 page PDF document covers partial full course notes covering: Lesson 1: Anthropology and Archaeology Lesson 2: The First Humans Lesson 3: Out of Africa - Homo Erectus Lesson 4: The Hunters Lesson 5: Postglacial Frager Lesson 6: x (MIDTERM WEEK) Lesson 7: The Origins of Agriculture Lesson 8: States and Empires in Asia and Africa Less...

Chapter 1: The Anthropological Study of Religion TEST QUESTIONS Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following would not be an appropriate task for an anthropologist? a. translating a religious text in the Navaho language b. excavating the ruins of a Mayan temple c. filming an American religious ceremony d. studying the chimpanzees of the Gombe National Park e. all of the above would be appropriate tasks Answer: e page 2 2. A study of a people's religious beliefs and...

Detailed notes about the definition of anthropology, the concept and definition of culture, 4 sectors of anthropology, perspectives on culture, and more.

ASB222, also known as: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes, under archaeology/anthropology, as well as humanities and social sciences, midterm review notes summarizing key concepts and vocabulary from lessons 1 through 5. A simple 7 page PDF, yet effective in overviewing key concepts and vocab. *I will be BUNDLING this with the other ASB22 material I have on here as well.

These anthropology test notes go over the Classical Greek era, epistemology in different cultures, archaeology and the church in the medieval era, anthropological advancements during the Renaissance (Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo), the Enlightenment age, discrimination in past societies, etc.

ANTH 1120 Midterm Review Questions and Answers Terms: Nature: Inspired by Charles Darwin (theory of evolution): – the belief that behaviors including intelligence are biologically based. Nurture: • Margaret Mead’s research debunked that theory. • Identities are NOT biologically based but are learned and cultivated through socialization • Identity is always produced in the course of social interaction Anthropological Skills (toolkit) ; Our ability to conduct qualitative res...

Notes on the first 3 weeks of an intro to archaeology class, including notes on what archaeological data is, archaeological records, regions and landscapes,formation of the archaeological record, and the archaeological research process.

Anth 1120 Review Questions and Answers latest 2023 1. Culture - The system of meanings about the nature of experience that are shared by a people and passed from one generation to another, including the meanings that people give to things, events and activities, and people. 2. Ethnocentrism - The tendency to judge beliefs and behaviours of other cultures from the perspective of one's own culture. - IT IS THE ACT 3. Ethnocentric fallacy - The mistaken notion that the beliefs and behaviour...

At UGA in Anthropology 1102, we study the cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeological aspects of Anthropology. These are the notes I took in class to receive an A+ in the class. I have examples, terms, definitions, and example questions as well as info about tests and. exams.