Study Guide Anth 150 Fall 24 Exam 1 PDF
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This document is a study guide for an anthropology exam, specifically focused on vocabulary, chapters in the course, and study questions. It covers various topics within anthropology, including human evolution and cultural aspects. The study guide appears to be for an undergraduate anthropology class.
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## Study Guide: Anth 150 Fall 24 ### Exam 1 #### Vocabulary: - Chapter 1 - anthropology - culture - participant observation - biological anthropology - archaeology - linguistic anthropology - holistic approach/holism - salvage ethnography - unilinear theory of cultural evolution...
## Study Guide: Anth 150 Fall 24 ### Exam 1 #### Vocabulary: - Chapter 1 - anthropology - culture - participant observation - biological anthropology - archaeology - linguistic anthropology - holistic approach/holism - salvage ethnography - unilinear theory of cultural evolution - Chapter 2 - taxonomic order - prehensility - brachiate - omnivorous - dental formula - Anthropocene - affiliative behavior - egalitarian - bushmeat - Chapter 3 - hypothesis - theory - inheritance of acquired characteristics - gene flow - genetic drift - mutations - adaptive radiation - speciation - Chapter 4 - paleoanthropology - fossil record - taphonomy - hominin (might have to go back to Chapter 2) - bipedal, bipedalism - savannah - potassium argon dating - radiocarbon dating - Dating by Association - foramen magnum - Australopithecus africanus or afarensis - Homo naledi - Homo erectus - Homo neandertalensis (Neadertals) - Chapter 5 - archaeological record - habitation site - Eurocentric bias - Lower Paleolithic - Coprolites - atlatl #### Study Questions: - Chapter 1 - *What is lens of anthropology?* - *What are the four subfields of anthropology?* - *What research methods are used in anthropology?* - *Give example of how early anthropologists exploited Indigenous peoples.* - *How is anthropology situated within the contexts of academia, the business world, and popular culture?* - *What new research interests do contemporary anthropologist focus on? Some of these include traditional ecological knowledge. What are some others?*