Anthropology 205, Lynch, Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |comparative |and |holistic |study |of |human |biology |
and |culture
4 |sub-disciplines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Archaeology |& |Linguistics, |Biological |Anthropology, |
Cultural |Anthropology, |Paleontology, |and |Osteology
Archaeology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |human |cultural |remains, |reconstructs |of |the
|life |ways |of |past |human |societies
EX: |artifacts |found |with |human |burials, |great |differenced |can |indicate |level |of |stratification |or |
cultural |complexity
Linguistic |Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |language, |comparative |and |
holistic |methods
glottochronology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |how |and |when |languages |diverge |from |one
|another, |language |groups
Biological |Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-biological |and |behavioral |aspects |of |human |
beings, |their |related |non-human |primates |and |their |extinct |hominin |ancestors.
Human |Paleontology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |and |primate |fossil |records |
(biological |anthro)
ex: |skeleton |of |lucy
, Anthropometry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |weights |and |measurements |
(biological |anthro)
Osteology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |skeleton
EX: |skeletal |markers: |Porotic |Hyperostosis |(indication |of |iron |deficiency |anemia) |and |Harris |
Lines |(lines |on |long |bones |indicate |arrested |development |due |to |malnutrition)
Human |Variation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-works |with |living |groups, |population |genetics |(blood
|samples)
EX: |Spanish |conquest |of |Peru |and |'evil |spirits' |(Hypoxia= |altitude |sickness)
Cultural |Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-comparative |and |holistic |study |of |human |
culture, |both |historical |and |contemporary |
Comparative= |patterns |across |two |cultures
Holistic= |eclectic, |all |perspectives |must |be |examined |to |explain |human |phenomena |
Example: |Beri |Beri |in |Thailand |(using |fish |oil)
Participant |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-anthropologists |live |with |the |people |they |
study |and |participate |in |their |culture |
EX: |Yanamamo= |measles |epidemic, |yanamamo |got |it, |tribes |hadn't |been |contacted |by |outside |
will |before |but |got |vaccinations
Changon= |came |to |vaccinate |and |study |them |gathered |genealogical |evidence, |and |later |found |
out |they |made |up |all |the |names
Ethnography |and |Ethnohistory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-detailed |info |about |the |way |people |
view |themselves, |their |livelihood, |their |beliefs
"Ethno" |means |of |the |people
Correct Answers
Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |comparative |and |holistic |study |of |human |biology |
and |culture
4 |sub-disciplines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Archaeology |& |Linguistics, |Biological |Anthropology, |
Cultural |Anthropology, |Paleontology, |and |Osteology
Archaeology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |human |cultural |remains, |reconstructs |of |the
|life |ways |of |past |human |societies
EX: |artifacts |found |with |human |burials, |great |differenced |can |indicate |level |of |stratification |or |
cultural |complexity
Linguistic |Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |language, |comparative |and |
holistic |methods
glottochronology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |how |and |when |languages |diverge |from |one
|another, |language |groups
Biological |Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-biological |and |behavioral |aspects |of |human |
beings, |their |related |non-human |primates |and |their |extinct |hominin |ancestors.
Human |Paleontology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |and |primate |fossil |records |
(biological |anthro)
ex: |skeleton |of |lucy
, Anthropometry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |weights |and |measurements |
(biological |anthro)
Osteology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |human |skeleton
EX: |skeletal |markers: |Porotic |Hyperostosis |(indication |of |iron |deficiency |anemia) |and |Harris |
Lines |(lines |on |long |bones |indicate |arrested |development |due |to |malnutrition)
Human |Variation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-works |with |living |groups, |population |genetics |(blood
|samples)
EX: |Spanish |conquest |of |Peru |and |'evil |spirits' |(Hypoxia= |altitude |sickness)
Cultural |Anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-comparative |and |holistic |study |of |human |
culture, |both |historical |and |contemporary |
Comparative= |patterns |across |two |cultures
Holistic= |eclectic, |all |perspectives |must |be |examined |to |explain |human |phenomena |
Example: |Beri |Beri |in |Thailand |(using |fish |oil)
Participant |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-anthropologists |live |with |the |people |they |
study |and |participate |in |their |culture |
EX: |Yanamamo= |measles |epidemic, |yanamamo |got |it, |tribes |hadn't |been |contacted |by |outside |
will |before |but |got |vaccinations
Changon= |came |to |vaccinate |and |study |them |gathered |genealogical |evidence, |and |later |found |
out |they |made |up |all |the |names
Ethnography |and |Ethnohistory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-detailed |info |about |the |way |people |
view |themselves, |their |livelihood, |their |beliefs
"Ethno" |means |of |the |people
