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17 Cards in this Set
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Anthropology |
The study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and all times. |
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Cultural anthropology |
The study of present-day societies in non-Western settings such as Africa, South America, or Australia. |
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Archaeology |
The study of past human societies, focusing mostly on their material remains. |
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Artifacts |
Material objects from past cultures, such as weaponry or ceramics. |
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Linguistic anthropology |
The study of construction and use of language by human societies. |
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Language |
Defined as a set of of written of spoken symbols that refer to things (people, places, concepts, etc.) Other than themselves. |
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Sociolinguistics |
The investigation of language's social contexts. |
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Biocultural approach |
The scientific study of the interrelationship between what humans have inherited genetically and culture. |
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Four branches of anthropology |
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Physical anthropology |
The study of humans biological evolution and human biocultural variation. |
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Hominins |
Humans and humanlike ancestors. |
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Genome |
The complete set of genetic information-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA-for an organism or species that represents all of the inhertible traits. |
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Primate |
A group of mammals in the order Primates that have complex behavior, varied forms of locomotion, and unique suite of traits, including large brains, forward facing eyes, fingernails, and reduced snouts. |
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Bipedalism |
Walking on two feet. |
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Culture |
Complex human characteristic that facilitates our survival by enabling us to adapt to different settings. |
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Material Culture |
Culture that is expressed as objects that humans use to manipulate environments. |
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Hypothesis |
Testable statements that potentially explain specific phenomena observed in the natural world. |
