Fields of Anthropology
Cultural
Looking at the Past
Humans Over Time
Primates
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how many fields of anthropology are there?
4
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what is a clan?
a group of people who share a common ancestor
100
what is an artifact?
anything that is made or modified by humans
100
what is evolution?
a gradual change over time
100
what does a primatologist do?
studies primates
200
what is cultural anthropology?
the field which studies different groups of people around the world by asking them questions
200
what is a rite of passage?
an event that marks a change from one stage of life to another.
200
what is a midden?
an archaeological trash deposit
200
what is race?
a socially constructed description of someone which has NO scientific/biological backing
200
what is the difference between apes and monkeys?
monkeys have prehensile tails and apes do not have tails
300
what is archaeology?
The field that digs up things left behind by humans BUT not dinosaurs
300
what is an ethnographer?
an anthropologist who goes into another culture and learns about them by asking them questions about their lives
300
what is a museum?
a place which displays things like artifacts or art for visitors to come look at
300
what was the difference between the male and female pelvis that we looked at?
the female pelvis was wider to support childbirth
300
what 3 species fall into the category "primates"?
1) apes 2) monkeys 3) humans
400
what is physical anthropology?
The field which addresses things like evolution and the human body
400
what is culture?
shared knowledge about certain rules which govern how a group lives.
400
what is an exhibit?
something at a museum where the things on display are organized for people to look at
400
why are human's legs and pelvises different than non-human primate legs and pelvises?
because humans are bipedal (we walk on 2 legs) and non-human primates are quadrupedal (the walk on all fours)
400
what does it mean if a primate is nocturnal? and how can we tell if an animal is nocturnal?
they sleep during the day and are awake at night they have big eyes
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what is linguistics?
The field which looks at languages from cultures around the world
500
what is a symbol?
something that represents an object, person, animal, occurrence or belief of a clan
500
what is a curator?
a museum employee who manages the exhibits and creates the displays that the public see
500
what are the differences between human skeletons and non-human primate skeletons? (give me at least 3)
1) skull shape 2) pelvic shape 3) foramen magnum location 4) human legs slope in toward the knee
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this question has 3 parts: what does it mean if a primate is an herbivore? carnivore? omnivore?
Herbivore: eats only plants Carnivore: eats only meat Omnivore: eats both plants and meat
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