Chapter 1 and 2

Question 1

archaeology

Answer 1

reconstruction of past cultures based on material remains

Question 2

artifact

Answer 2

object made or modified by humans

Question 3

anthropology

Answer 3

the study of humans

Question 4

consultant

Answer 4

a person who an anthropologist gathers data from

Question 5

cultural anthropology

Answer 5

comparative study of human societies and cultures

Question 6

cultural resource management

Answer 6

commercial end of archaeological research

Question 7

culture shock

Answer 7

feeling that results from being immersed in a different culture

Question 8

etic

Answer 8

researcher’s view of a culture - ideas from the perspective of the researcher of that culture

Question 9

ethnocentrism

Answer 9

belief that one’s culture is in any way superior to others

Question 10

culture

Answer 10

learned behavior of a group of people

Question 11

ethnography

Answer 11

description of a culture/society

Question 12

ethnology

Answer 12

the general principles or laws that govern cultural phenomena

Question 13

fieldwork

Answer 13

firsthand observation and participation of a group of people

Question 14

holistic

Answer 14

bunch of parts coming together / all-encompassing / many parts-elements

Question 15

indigenous people

Answer 15

members of a society that have occupied a region for a long time

Question 16

linguistic anthropology

Answer 16

anthropology through the lens of human language

Question 17

participant observation

Answer 17

fieldwork technique that gathers cultural data by observing behavior and participating in their lives

Question 18

physical anthropology

Answer 18

study of humans from a biological perspective, particularly genetically inherited traits

Question 19

society

Answer 19

a group of people that depend on one another for survival