Anthropology 101 sdsu Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Anthropology - The study of man. Interdisciplinary and holistic. 4 Subfields of Anthropology - Biological, Archaeology, Cultural, Linguistic 6 Attributes of being human - Bipedalism, Non-honing chewing, speech, hunting (tools and strategies), Domesticated food (plants & animals), Material Culture/tools The father of American Anthropology - Franz Boas. Studied Inuits. What is science? - Empirical process that relies on evidence and experiment. Has to employ the scientif...

SDSU Anthropology 101 Inquisitive Chapter 10 Mary and Louis ______ worked for years at the famous hominin site of _________ in the country of Tanzania, where they located numerous archaeological sites and hominin remains. - correct answer -Leakey -Olduvai Gorge Which of the following statements best characterize the patchy forest hypothesis? - correct answer -Bipedalism is more efficient for medium- and longer-distance travel than is quadrupedalism. -Some forests became patchy, requirin...

SDSU Anthropology 101 InQuizitive Chapter 11Important changes in the landscape of East Africa and South Africa may have been associated with the rise of Homo habilis and the eventual extinction of the australopithecines. Which of the following statements describe this transition? - correct answer -Underground plant parts (edible roots, etc.) became more important, which increased selection for the use of tools. -Habitat changes correlated with changes in cranial and tooth morphology in Homo h...

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