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39 Cards in this Set
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o What percentage of our DNA do we share with Chimpanzees?
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98% (98.6%)
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- Archeology?
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Tells stories about time
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- Physical or biological anthropology
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studies human interaction
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- Cultural anthropology?
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Explain the differences in different “people”
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- Linguistic?
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Study of language in cultural aspects
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- Applied anthropology?
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How can u use this degree
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- Why was anthropology created? Colonial period was when it was started.
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Anthropology was born from the need to conquer people
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When was anthropology created?
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Colonial period was when it was started.
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Ethnography –
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method and product; provides an account; local behavior; participate & observe (do what people do as they do it)
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Ethnology –
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comparing results from the studies; comparative; get ideas and theories to do more ethnology
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- Did 4 field discipline emerge in Northern U.S. …..
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Yes
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How did anthropology come out a 4 field discipline?
Artifact of colonialism; born in U.S. |
Artifact of colonialism; born in U.S.
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o Human Adaptation (4 kinds)
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Cultural
Long term physiological Genetic Short term physiology |
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Do most people who study anthropology end up working in that field?
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No
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o 3 diff notions of where diseases come from
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Personalistic – caused by shaman, ghosts, or other people magically
Explained through natural or inanimate forces Emotionalistic – caused by psychological state |
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- 5 ethical principles:
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o Do no harm
o Informed Consent o Just Compensation o Truthful and Sensitive scientific reporting o Open and collaborative research |
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Steps to Archaeology?
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o Surveying: 1st step
o Surveying: 1st step o Experimental Archaeology |
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Creationism as scientific theory?
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No
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Why can't creationism be a scientific theory?
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Cannot be tested
- Cannot be corrected - Cannot observe, test, or control - Has not produced new research - Has not produced useful knowledge |
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Evo is absolutely “true” and creationism is absolutely “false”?
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- No just suggesting and one is science and one is not
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Creationism
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- God created biological diversities
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Evolutionism
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POPULATION AND SPECIES CAN CHANGE OVER TIME AND SHARE A COMMON ANCESTOR.
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- THOMPSON’S NOSE RULE\
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LONG AND NARROW FOR BETTER BREATHING IN COLD AIR ENVIRO
o SHORT AND BROAD FOR HOT WEAHTER |
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2 GROUPS
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Europe, Africa, and Western Asia
Eastern Asia, Oceania, and the Americas |
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6 GROUPS
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Africa, Eurasia, East Asia, Oceania, The Americas, The Kalash of Pakistan
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- What are hominoids?
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All apes and humans/ super family
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- What are hominids?
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Includes great apes from Africa (gorillas & chimps) & humans.
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- What are hominins?
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Living and extinct humans; bipedal; we walk upright, and all great apes; 6-8 mya
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Bipedalism
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Walk upright on 2 legs
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Was the big brain theory true?
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No
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What was the big brain theory?
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The brain grew first then the body followed; bipedalism preceded brain growth
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What feature made hominin?
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clearly that they were bipedal
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Ardipithecus
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5.8-5.5 my; earliest known hominin; first discovered in Ehtiopia
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Australopithecus
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4.2-1 mya; 6seperate species
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What Lucy's scientific name?
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Australopithecus Afarensis
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Homo habilis
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1.8-1.7 mya;small like lucy
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Homo erectus
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1.9 mya; disappeared 300,00 ya; modern shape body;skulls changed because of hunting adaptation;range expanded to search for more food
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Archaic Homo Sapiens
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300,00-28,000 ya; originated in Africa; skull became rounder to hold bigger brain
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Neanderthal
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130,000-28,000 ya; 1st in western Europe in Neander Valley; adapted to colder climate; rugged skeletons; larger trunks and stocky
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