Physical Anthropology Exam 1
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Grade A+
Anthropology
Ans: the holistic study of human beings
The 4 Sub fields of Anthropology
Ans: Cultural, Archaeology, Linguistic, Biological/Physical
Cultural Anthropology
Ans: the study of human societies, especially in a cross cultural context.
Ethnography
Ans: in depth study of a particular culture
ethnology
Ans: the comparative study of ethnographic data
,Applied Anthropology
Ans: the application to solve practical problems
(non-academic, in the field, e.g. medical anthropology)
Culture
Ans: strategies humans use to adapt to their environment
-it is learned - begins at birth
- predisposition to assimilate culture profoundly influenced by biological factors
archaeology
Ans: the study of the material culture of past peoples
(ex: artifacts and material culture)
(prehistoric, historic, etc.)
Linguistic Anthropology
Ans: the study of speech and language; and it's history and use`
Physical Anthropology
Ans: the study of humans as biological organisms, considered in an evolutionary framework
,or
a biological science that deals with adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings
and their living and fossil relatives
Biocultural Evolution
Ans: biology makes culture possible - culture further influences the direction of biological
evolution
...Over time, culture and biology interacted in such a way that humans are said to be the result
of biocultural evolution
Father of Physical Anthropology
Ans: Blumenbadk (early 1800s)
Blumenbadk
Ans: (Father of Physical Anthropology)
- he was a physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist
- father of craniometry
, Paul Broca
Ans: [1824-1880]
craniometry
Franz Boaz
Ans: [1858-1942]
against hierarchical racism; environment can influence ALL
Ales Hrdlicka
Ans: 1st. Forensic Anthropologist at the Smithsonian
[1869-1943]
Earnest Hooten
Ans: measured criminal skulls [1887-1954]
Who formed the American Association of Physical Anthropologists?
Ans: Sherwood Washburn in 1930.
Questions and Answers | New One |
Grade A+
Anthropology
Ans: the holistic study of human beings
The 4 Sub fields of Anthropology
Ans: Cultural, Archaeology, Linguistic, Biological/Physical
Cultural Anthropology
Ans: the study of human societies, especially in a cross cultural context.
Ethnography
Ans: in depth study of a particular culture
ethnology
Ans: the comparative study of ethnographic data
,Applied Anthropology
Ans: the application to solve practical problems
(non-academic, in the field, e.g. medical anthropology)
Culture
Ans: strategies humans use to adapt to their environment
-it is learned - begins at birth
- predisposition to assimilate culture profoundly influenced by biological factors
archaeology
Ans: the study of the material culture of past peoples
(ex: artifacts and material culture)
(prehistoric, historic, etc.)
Linguistic Anthropology
Ans: the study of speech and language; and it's history and use`
Physical Anthropology
Ans: the study of humans as biological organisms, considered in an evolutionary framework
,or
a biological science that deals with adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings
and their living and fossil relatives
Biocultural Evolution
Ans: biology makes culture possible - culture further influences the direction of biological
evolution
...Over time, culture and biology interacted in such a way that humans are said to be the result
of biocultural evolution
Father of Physical Anthropology
Ans: Blumenbadk (early 1800s)
Blumenbadk
Ans: (Father of Physical Anthropology)
- he was a physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist
- father of craniometry
, Paul Broca
Ans: [1824-1880]
craniometry
Franz Boaz
Ans: [1858-1942]
against hierarchical racism; environment can influence ALL
Ales Hrdlicka
Ans: 1st. Forensic Anthropologist at the Smithsonian
[1869-1943]
Earnest Hooten
Ans: measured criminal skulls [1887-1954]
Who formed the American Association of Physical Anthropologists?
Ans: Sherwood Washburn in 1930.
