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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Anthropology

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the study of humankind from the perspective of all people at all times

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What are the sub-disciplines of biological anthropology?

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Osteology (skeletal biology), forensic anthropology, primatology, paleoanthropology, human biology, medical anthropology

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What are the characteristics that separate humans from other animals?

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nonhoning chewing, bipedalism, complex material culture/tool use, speech, hunting, dependence on domesticated food

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Empirical

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verified through observation or experiment

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