Anthropology Test 1 - Introduction to
Anthropology Questions and
Answers | New One | Grade A+
the study of humans (biologists study human adaptation and evolution, historians and
sociologists study aspects of human societies past and present)
Ans: anthropology
Each sub discipline of anthropology emphasizes different aspects of human experience, but
together they offer a means of explaining variation in human biological and behavioral
adaptations
Ans: anthropology
The 4 major subfields of anthropology
Ans: Cultural/Social Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic Anthropology,
Physical/Biological Anthropology
o The study of patterns of belief and behavior found in modern and historical cultures
o Descriptive ethnographies that covered a range of topics (gender roles, symbols, religion,
etc.)
, Ans: Cultural/Social Anthropology
o The study of earlier cultures by anthropologists who specialize in the scientific recovery,
analysis, and interpretation of the material remains of passed societies
o Obtain information from artifacts left behind by earlier cultures
Ans: Archaeology
o The study of human speech and language, including the origins of language in general as
well as specific languages
Ans: Linguistic Anthropology
o The study of human biology within the framework of evolution with an emphasis on the
interaction between biolofy and cultural
o a scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral characteristics of human
beings our closest relatives (the nonhuman primates), and our ancestors.
Ans: Physical/Biological Anthropology
Biological anthropologists also study ___ and its role in human evolution
Ans: culture
o Culture is ____
Anthropology Questions and
Answers | New One | Grade A+
the study of humans (biologists study human adaptation and evolution, historians and
sociologists study aspects of human societies past and present)
Ans: anthropology
Each sub discipline of anthropology emphasizes different aspects of human experience, but
together they offer a means of explaining variation in human biological and behavioral
adaptations
Ans: anthropology
The 4 major subfields of anthropology
Ans: Cultural/Social Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic Anthropology,
Physical/Biological Anthropology
o The study of patterns of belief and behavior found in modern and historical cultures
o Descriptive ethnographies that covered a range of topics (gender roles, symbols, religion,
etc.)
, Ans: Cultural/Social Anthropology
o The study of earlier cultures by anthropologists who specialize in the scientific recovery,
analysis, and interpretation of the material remains of passed societies
o Obtain information from artifacts left behind by earlier cultures
Ans: Archaeology
o The study of human speech and language, including the origins of language in general as
well as specific languages
Ans: Linguistic Anthropology
o The study of human biology within the framework of evolution with an emphasis on the
interaction between biolofy and cultural
o a scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral characteristics of human
beings our closest relatives (the nonhuman primates), and our ancestors.
Ans: Physical/Biological Anthropology
Biological anthropologists also study ___ and its role in human evolution
Ans: culture
o Culture is ____
