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anthropology Correct Answer: a discipline that explores human differences and
similarities by investigating our biological and cultural complexity, past and
present.
subdisciplines of anthropology Correct Answer: archeology, cultural
anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology
fifth subdiscipline of anthropology Correct Answer: applied anthropology
cultural anthropology Correct Answer: similarities and differences among living
persons and societies.
linguistic anthropology Correct Answer: the study of humanity and languages
archaeology Correct Answer: looking at material remains to better understand
people and societies
biological anthropology Correct Answer: the study of human evolution and
biological variation.
applied anthropology Correct Answer: practical application of anthropological
theories, methods, and findings to solve real-world problems.
what are the four anthropological approaches Correct Answer: holism,
comparison, dynamism, and fieldwork.
holism Correct Answer: looking at all factors of a study combined
comparison Correct Answer: comparing data from different populations
,dynamism Correct Answer: looking at short and long term changes in a society
fieldwork Correct Answer: going and getting experience to study
subfields of biological anthropology Correct Answer: primatology,
paleoanthropology, molecular anthropology, bioarchaeology, forensic
anthropology, and human biology
science must be..? Correct Answer: testable and refutable, based off of
empirical evidence, and involving the scientific community
scientific method Correct Answer: observation, hypothesis, predict, test,
hypothesis is supported or rejected
hypothesis vs theory vs law Correct Answer: hypothesis is explanations that
address a narrow set of phenomena, such as (in anthropology) a particular
human population or primate species.
theory is an explanation of observations that addresses a wide range of
phenomena.
law is a prediction about what will happen given certain conditions, not an
explanation for how or why it happens.
ways of knowing Correct Answer: knowledge systems are unified way of
knowing that is shared by a group of people and used to explain and predict
phenomena
scientific understanding is knowledge gained from science
belief is a religious way of knowing
,margret mead Correct Answer: • In an attempt to investigate whether
emotional turbulence exhibited by American adolescents was caused by the
biology of puberty, Mead studied Samoan teenagers.
• Wrote Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) in which she critiqued restrictive
parenting methods in the US and argued that because Samoan teenagers had
the freedom to explore their community and their sexuality, they were relatively
tranquil and happy.
• Mead argued that teenage angst was shaped by nurture more than nature.
However, her work has been criticised in recent years for not accounting for
exploiting the people she studied and misrepresenting (or misinterpreting)
Samoan sexuality.
Aristotles thoughts on evolution Correct Answer: hierarchal classification of
organisms based on their perceived ability to sense the world around them and
to move, their modes of reproduction, warm-/cold-bloodedness, (in)vertebrates
Al-Jahiz Correct Answer: ● Described over 350 species in his Book of Animals
● Introduced the idea and mechanisms of biological evolution 1,000 years
before Darwin proposed the concept of natural selection.
● Discussed the struggle for existence, the transformation of species over time,
and environmental factors that influence the process.
776-868 CE
Ibn al-Haytham Correct Answer: 965-1040 CE•
, Authored around 200 books and was an expert on Aristotle's natural philosophy,
logic, and metaphysics.
• Used experiments to verify theory— similar to the modern scientific method
Francis Bacon Correct Answer: 1561-1626
Likely influenced by the methods used by Ibn al-Haytham, Bacon was the first to
codify the Scientific Method.
John Ray Correct Answer: 1627-1705
Defined a species as a group of morphologically similar organisms arising from a
common ancestor.
Now defined as a group of similar organisms capable of producing fertile
offspring.
Carolus Linnaeus Correct Answer: 1707-1778
Established the system of binomial nomenclature (Genus species)
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon Correct Answer: 1707-1788
Introduced the idea that species change over time and compared similar
structures across different species (comparative anatomy)
Georges Cuvier Correct Answer: • Paleontologist, comparative anatomist
• Proved that some species had become extinct
• Contradicted Biblical writings saying that all species created during the 7 days
that God created the world have survived to this day
Correct Answers
anthropology Correct Answer: a discipline that explores human differences and
similarities by investigating our biological and cultural complexity, past and
present.
subdisciplines of anthropology Correct Answer: archeology, cultural
anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology
fifth subdiscipline of anthropology Correct Answer: applied anthropology
cultural anthropology Correct Answer: similarities and differences among living
persons and societies.
linguistic anthropology Correct Answer: the study of humanity and languages
archaeology Correct Answer: looking at material remains to better understand
people and societies
biological anthropology Correct Answer: the study of human evolution and
biological variation.
applied anthropology Correct Answer: practical application of anthropological
theories, methods, and findings to solve real-world problems.
what are the four anthropological approaches Correct Answer: holism,
comparison, dynamism, and fieldwork.
holism Correct Answer: looking at all factors of a study combined
comparison Correct Answer: comparing data from different populations
,dynamism Correct Answer: looking at short and long term changes in a society
fieldwork Correct Answer: going and getting experience to study
subfields of biological anthropology Correct Answer: primatology,
paleoanthropology, molecular anthropology, bioarchaeology, forensic
anthropology, and human biology
science must be..? Correct Answer: testable and refutable, based off of
empirical evidence, and involving the scientific community
scientific method Correct Answer: observation, hypothesis, predict, test,
hypothesis is supported or rejected
hypothesis vs theory vs law Correct Answer: hypothesis is explanations that
address a narrow set of phenomena, such as (in anthropology) a particular
human population or primate species.
theory is an explanation of observations that addresses a wide range of
phenomena.
law is a prediction about what will happen given certain conditions, not an
explanation for how or why it happens.
ways of knowing Correct Answer: knowledge systems are unified way of
knowing that is shared by a group of people and used to explain and predict
phenomena
scientific understanding is knowledge gained from science
belief is a religious way of knowing
,margret mead Correct Answer: • In an attempt to investigate whether
emotional turbulence exhibited by American adolescents was caused by the
biology of puberty, Mead studied Samoan teenagers.
• Wrote Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) in which she critiqued restrictive
parenting methods in the US and argued that because Samoan teenagers had
the freedom to explore their community and their sexuality, they were relatively
tranquil and happy.
• Mead argued that teenage angst was shaped by nurture more than nature.
However, her work has been criticised in recent years for not accounting for
exploiting the people she studied and misrepresenting (or misinterpreting)
Samoan sexuality.
Aristotles thoughts on evolution Correct Answer: hierarchal classification of
organisms based on their perceived ability to sense the world around them and
to move, their modes of reproduction, warm-/cold-bloodedness, (in)vertebrates
Al-Jahiz Correct Answer: ● Described over 350 species in his Book of Animals
● Introduced the idea and mechanisms of biological evolution 1,000 years
before Darwin proposed the concept of natural selection.
● Discussed the struggle for existence, the transformation of species over time,
and environmental factors that influence the process.
776-868 CE
Ibn al-Haytham Correct Answer: 965-1040 CE•
, Authored around 200 books and was an expert on Aristotle's natural philosophy,
logic, and metaphysics.
• Used experiments to verify theory— similar to the modern scientific method
Francis Bacon Correct Answer: 1561-1626
Likely influenced by the methods used by Ibn al-Haytham, Bacon was the first to
codify the Scientific Method.
John Ray Correct Answer: 1627-1705
Defined a species as a group of morphologically similar organisms arising from a
common ancestor.
Now defined as a group of similar organisms capable of producing fertile
offspring.
Carolus Linnaeus Correct Answer: 1707-1778
Established the system of binomial nomenclature (Genus species)
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon Correct Answer: 1707-1788
Introduced the idea that species change over time and compared similar
structures across different species (comparative anatomy)
Georges Cuvier Correct Answer: • Paleontologist, comparative anatomist
• Proved that some species had become extinct
• Contradicted Biblical writings saying that all species created during the 7 days
that God created the world have survived to this day
