Archeology Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Cultural Anthropology 101 Culture - correct answer Is that complex whole which includes shared/accepted patterns of behavior, belief, symbols, knowledge, and system which is characterized of a group but reflected in individual culture interprets experience and transmitted from generations to generations. It binds people together and is in a state of slow but steady change Ethnocentrism - correct answer Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. Indigenous - correct answer...

Anth 102 Rollins WWU Exam 1 question and answers graded A+ 2023Cultural Relativism - correct answer the belief in the equal validity of all cultures Four Sub-fields of Anthropology - correct answer Biological, Cultural, Linguistic, Archeological. sometimes "applied" is considered one, but all fields have this aspect to them, so it is kind of encompassed. Paleoanthropology - correct answer Studying the biology and culture of past humans Genetics - correct answer Human DNA, evolutionary...

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WVU Anthropology Final Exam Questions with Verified Solutions What is culture? A way of life shared by a group of human beings - including their language, beliefs, and things they make and use What is cultural relativism? is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another What is "context" in archaeology and why is it so important? Context is the place where an ar...

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Personality - an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting Ethnopsychology - The study of how various cultures define and create personality identity and mental health Enculturation - The social process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations through both informal and formal processes Cultural Configuration - cultures are formed through the unconscious selection of cultural traits to form a cohesive pattern shared by all members of the cul...

anthropology - the study of humans holistic - multifaced/many approaches 2 classifications of anthro - 1. biological or physical characteristics 2. cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology - 1. Archaeology 2. Linguistics 3. ethnology Biological Anthropology - answers 2 distinct sets of Q 1. human paleontology/paleoanthropology 2. human variation human paleontology - about the emergence of humans and their evolution human variation - how and why huma...

Anthropology Exam 1 WVU 50 Questions with Answers the measure of success under natural selection is a. how many offspring are produced b. whether an individual lives or dies c. how well adapted an individual is d. how well adapted the species is >>> a. how many offspring are produced founder effect: a. is a type of genetic drift that results when only a small number of individuals from a larger propulsion starts a new population b. is a for of gene flow in which muted genes...

Liberty University Online Academy LUOA - U.S. History Archeology - The scientific study of material evidence of the past. Cahokia - A Native American city that boasted a population of 20,000 before the 1490's. Cactus Hill - One of the oldest archaeological sites in North America. Bering Strait Thesis - The most popular view is that the ice age lowered teh water level enough so that a land bridge appeared in teh Bering Strait. Pacific Ocean Thesis - Some of the Native Ame...