Introduction to Biological Anthropology
(Exam 1)
anthropology - correct answer ✔✔"the study of humankind viewed from the perspective of all people
and all times"
"human" history - correct answer ✔✔o All of the collective experience of our biological ancestors
o All of the creatures to whom we are closely related (relatively speaking)
hominids - correct answer ✔✔o Humans classified within the taxonomic family Hominidae
Humans and humanlike ancestors
o Primate ape
o The only hominoids that are obligate bipeds
culture - correct answer ✔✔o Learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person
o A human universal
o i.e. technologies, subsistence patterns (what we eat/don't eat), housing types, clothing, religion,
values, gender roles, marriage and family
cultural relativity - correct answer ✔✔o Each culture should be understood within its own context and
not judged by other cultures' norms
4 subfields of anthropology - correct answer ✔✔o Archaeology
o Cultural (social)
o Linguistics
o Physical (biological)
physical anthropology - correct answer ✔✔"the study of human bicultural evolution and human
bicultural variation"
(Exam 1)
anthropology - correct answer ✔✔"the study of humankind viewed from the perspective of all people
and all times"
"human" history - correct answer ✔✔o All of the collective experience of our biological ancestors
o All of the creatures to whom we are closely related (relatively speaking)
hominids - correct answer ✔✔o Humans classified within the taxonomic family Hominidae
Humans and humanlike ancestors
o Primate ape
o The only hominoids that are obligate bipeds
culture - correct answer ✔✔o Learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person
o A human universal
o i.e. technologies, subsistence patterns (what we eat/don't eat), housing types, clothing, religion,
values, gender roles, marriage and family
cultural relativity - correct answer ✔✔o Each culture should be understood within its own context and
not judged by other cultures' norms
4 subfields of anthropology - correct answer ✔✔o Archaeology
o Cultural (social)
o Linguistics
o Physical (biological)
physical anthropology - correct answer ✔✔"the study of human bicultural evolution and human
bicultural variation"
