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What is Anthropology?
It is the study of humankind around the world and throughout time. It is concerned with both the biological and the cultural aspects of humans.
What is Anthropological Linguistics?
Study of languages and how it is linked to people’s cultures
What is Primatology?
Study of Primates
Definition: A thing that represents another concept
Term:???
Symbol
Finish the lyrics to the song, "I do the same thing I told you that I never would/ I told you I'd change, even when I knew I never could"
"Know that I can't find nobody else as good as you/
I need you to stay, need you to stay, hey (oh)"
The song is Stay by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
What is Archaeology? Why is this discipline significant?
Analyze material and human remains left by ancient cultures (weapons, clothing, utensils, garbage)
Answers may vary for the second question
What is Material Culture? Provide an example
Consists of all the physical objects that humans create and give meaning to. Example: Clothing, Schools, Cars, Books, TV, Restaurants
What is Non-Material Culture? Provide an example
Consists of thoughts and behaviours we learn and share with others. Example: Values, Beliefs, Ideas, Language, Rules, Customs, Skills, Myths, Family Patterns, Political Systems
Definition: Standards of what is considered right and morally acceptable
Term???
Values
Finish the lyrics to the song, "Drama make you feel/
Fantasy and whip appeal"
"Is all I can give you/ Can you kiss me more"
The song is Kiss Me More by Doja Cat and SZA
What is Human Variation? Using your knowledge of human variation, explain how you would discredit ideas regarding racial superiority or inferiority.
Human Variation is comparing and contrasting existing human populations. In the Bill Nye video and two Africans are as genetically different as an African and a person from Japan
What is the main way that humans acquire culture?
Language
Identify the reasons for the changes in culture
- Shifts in the natural environment (i.e. climate, population change)
- Contact with other cultures
- Discovery or Invention (i.e. medical advancements)
Definition: Unwritten rules that indicate what people should or how to act
Term:???
Norms
Finish the lyrics to this song, "I'm buildin' my hopes up/ Like presents unopened 'til this day"
"I still see the messages you read, mmm/
I'm foolishly patient"
The song is Heartbreak anniversary by Giveon
Match the Anthropologist to their contribution to the discipline:
"Studied various cultures and defined the “Nature vs. Nurture” debate."
Margaret Mead
Identify 3 important bones that can provide evidence to support the identification of an individual
Pelvic - Allows forensic anthropologists to determine gender. Narrow pelvis area determines this is a man, while larger pelvis area determines this is a woman because of childbirth
Teeth - Can allow us to determine the age
Humerus, Femur, Radius - Can determine the estimated height by measuring the maximum length
Match the Anthropologist to their contribution to the discipline:
"The first Primatologist who popularized the idea that studying chimpanzees would give scientists insight into our ancestral humans"
Jane Goodall
Define Cultural Relativism & Define Functional Theory
Cultural Relativism: One should judge a culture based on its own cultural standards
Functional Theory: Every belief, action, or relationship in a culture functions to meet the needs of individuals.
Finish the lyrics to the song, "Cannot play a player, bae/ I grew up with Drea faith"
"I done seen the realest ones come and leave a crazy way/ Had to take my spot, it wasn't somethin' they just gave away"
The song is Girls want Girls by Drake
What is the Great Ape Project? What are its goals?
Is an international organization of primatologists, anthropologists, ethicists, and others who advocate a United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Great Apes that would allow basic legal rights on non-human great apes: chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans.
Put the following hominids in order (Oldest - Youngest) and explain one thing each hominid has contributed to the development of modern day human beings
Australopithecus Ramidus (OLDEST - Shows that our human ancestors were walking upright much earlier than once thought. Walked upright and could also move in the trees.)
Homosapien Neanderthalis (YOUNGEST - burial site shows abstract thinking or spirituality. Made and used complex tools and lived in caves.)
List two things that humans have in common with Primates.
List two things that humans that are unique to the human species
Similarities:
Maneuver arms flexibly in all directions
Rely largely on eyesight
Can judge distances – 3D Vision
Differences:
Walk upright “bipedalism” (Scientists agree)
Largest, most developed brain
Form close, long-lasting relationships
Humans communicate complex ideas through spoken language (can teach their young)
Can think critically and abstractly
Define Objectivity & Define Reflectivity
Objectivity: Using statistics, facts, data that are uninfluenced by emotions, perspectives, prejudices
Reflectivity: The practice of identifying the values and norms of one’s own culture
Finish the lyrics of the song, "Conversations with a stranger I barely know/ Swearin' this will be the last, but it probably won't"
"I got nothin' left to lose, or use, or do/ My bad habits lead to wide eyes stare into space"
The song is Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran