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Anthropology: Edward Burnett Taylor

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What is the main focus of Physical or Biological Anthropology?

Urban issues in inner cities

Study of human speech and language variations

Analysis of human fossil remains and theories on human origin (correct)

Distribution of goods and resources within different cultures

Which subdiscipline of Anthropology studies the distribution of goods and resources within and between cultures?

Osteology

Paleoanthropology

Economic Anthropology (correct)

Linguistic Anthropology

What does Paleopathology focus on?

Human evolution and earlier hominids

Traces of disease and injury in human skeletal remains (correct)

Analysis and identification of human remains

Gene structure and inheritance of traits

Which discipline originated from Greek words meaning 'house' and 'custom' or 'law'?

Economics Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Archaeology?

Retrieving and examining material remains of previous human societies Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of Linguistic Anthropology?

Explaining how different languages have changed over time Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the term Anthropology?

The study of human origins and societies Signup and view all the answers

Why are anthropologists interested in knowing the origins of humankind?

To answer questions about when, where, and why humans appeared on earth Signup and view all the answers

What does the historical foundation of Anthropology trace its roots back to?

Natural history Signup and view all the answers

In addition to human origins, what do anthropologists try to understand?

The physical changes humans have undergone and why their features vary Signup and view all the answers

What led to European explorers and colonizers' curiosity about new civilizations?

The discovery and contact with new civilizations Signup and view all the answers

Apart from human origins, what aspects of new civilizations intrigued European explorers?

Their beliefs and technology Signup and view all the answers