Quiz Prep

Question 1

what is anthropology?

Answer 1

the study of humans, understanding the human journey from our origins.

Question 2

what are the 2 subcategories of anthropology?

Answer 2

Physical and Cultural anthropology

Question 3

What are some distinctive human features?

Answer 3

Bipedalism (Movement On 2 Feet) and Ability to communicate complex ideas through language

Question 4

Creationist Theory

Answer 4

A theory that suggests that an intelligent being/ a deity created life (god, Allah, buddha, etc)

Question 5

Charles Darwin

Answer 5

Charles Darwin was a architect of the theory of evolution and natural selection

Question 6

Theory of Evolution

Answer 6

species can change overtime , new species come from preexisting species and that all species have a common ancestor

Question 7

Natural selection

Answer 7

all living things must struggle to survive, naturally the weaker one will be weeded out

Question 8

Common Descent

Answer 8

The idea that all living things are related and descended from a common ancestor

Question 9

Decent with modification

Answer 9

one specie reproduces and it’s offspring can often look and behave differently from it’s parents. Basically they decent from their parents with modifications.

Question 10

paleoanthropology

Answer 10

The study of the fossils of human skeletons, tools and sites to understand what it was that made us human.

Question 11

Prometheus

Answer 11

Prometheus created man out of mud

Question 12

The importance of fire

Answer 12

used for cooking, warmth and protection

Question 13

Hominid

Answer 13

Refers to branches of the evolutionary tree closest to humans

Question 14

Australopithecus

Answer 14

era: 4.18- 2 million years ago
- were bipedal ( could use 2 feet)
- had adaptations for climbing

Question 15

Homo Sapien

Answer 15

era: 300,000 to present
- exchanged resources
- created art, music, rituals, ect
-made smaller, refined and complex tools

Question 16

Neanderthal

Answer 16

era: 400,000 - 40,000 years ago
- made and wore clothing
- made and used a diverse set of tools

Question 17

Homo Erectus

Answer 17

era: 2 million years ago
- used basic tools
-didn’t discover fire

Question 18

Homo Habilis

Answer 18

Era: 2.4 million years ago
-nicknamed “handymen”
- relied on teeth and stones to prepare food

Question 19

Adaptation

Answer 19

Individuals who are better adapted to their environment will produce more offspring and pass on their traits to next generation