Introduction to Anthropology Chapter 1 Quiz

What is the etymological origin of the word 'anthropology'?

What does anthropology aim to describe?

Who is considered to be the 'father of history'?

In the study of Anthropology, what is the main concern?

Which Greek word means 'man'?

Who wrote contemporary accounts of several ancient Celtic and Germanic people?

Who is often considered the father of modern anthropology?

Which scholar conducted detailed studies of the customs of the Mongols and reported his stay among them?

Who wrote one of the first major treatises on anthropology, titled 'Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View'?

Which anthropologist defined culture as 'a complex whole that includes knowledge, arts, morals, law, custom, and any other capability'?

Who is often considered as the predecessor of modern anthropology due to his detailed studies of the customs of 'different' peoples?

Who conducted studies on the subject of animism and made important early contributions to the field of anthropology?

Which scholar's report was unusual for its detailed depiction of a non-European culture?

'Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View' is associated with which scholar?

'Anahuac, or Mexico and the Mexicans' was written by which anthropologist?

Which scholar's travels took him across a diverse human landscape, earning him the name of 'the father of modern anthropology'?

Anthropology is solely concerned with the study of physical similarities and differences of humans.

Herodotus is known as the 'father of history' and made significant contributions to the field of anthropology.

The word 'anthropology' is derived from the Greek words 'anthropos' and 'logos'.

Tacitus, a Roman historian, conducted detailed studies of the customs of several ancient Celtic and Germanic people.

Marvin Harris is a prominent figure in the history of anthropology and has developed two major frameworks within empirical anthropology.

Anthropology aims to describe the narrowest sense of what it means to be holistic, comparative, and evolutionary.

Herodotus formulated some of the continuing problems of Anthropology in the Middle Ages.

John of Plano Carpini's report on the Mongols was not detailed in its depiction of a non-European culture.

Marco Polo's travels took him across a diverse human landscape and his accounts of the people he met were not detailed.

Immanuel Kant is generally considered to be a modern anthropologist.

Anthropology primarily emerged from the development of natural history during the European colonization of the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Early anthropology was not divided between proponents of unilinealism and various forms of non-lineal theorists.

Edward Tylor, a British anthropologist, served as the first professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford.

Edward Tylor defined culture as a simple whole that includes knowledge, arts, morals, law, custom, and any other capability.

The word 'anthropology' is not etymologically related to the Greek word meaning 'man'.

Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View was written by Immanuel Kant.