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what is anthropology
the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
the study of human biological and physiological characteristics and their evolution.
what is pyschology
is the scientific study of the mind and behavior,
what is sociology
is the scientific study of human societies and social behaviors
What are the four sub disciplines in anthropology? Be able to explain each.
Physical Anthropology is concerned with humans as a biological species.
Archaeology examines the artifacts of past societies.
Linguistics mainly researches areas of how languages are used, relationships between language and culture, and how humans acquire language.
Cultural Anthropology examines contemporary societies and cultures throughout the world.
What are the four subdisciplines of archaeology?
Prehistoric, historic, Classical, Biblical, underwater
What are the 3 different fields of linguistic anthropology?
-Structural,, historical, sociolinguistics
What are the three fields in physical anthropology? Provide an explanation for each.
Paleoanthropology is the study of bone and stored remains of our ancient ancestors.
→ Paleoanthropologists can examine the age, diseases, and diet of the living primate
Primatology is the studying of our primates (Apes up to evolutionary species that become human)
Human variation is the study of physical differences and similarities of existing human populations.
What is a hominin?
-the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors
-human-like ancestors together with living humans
What did Donald Johanson find? When did this occur? What did he name her and why?
In 1974, paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson found 40% of a skeleton in Ethiopia (Australopithecus afarensis) and named it Lucy, after the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” which was played at the celebration the day she was found.
What discovery took place in 2006? Explain
-In 2006, another skeleton was found of a 3 year old female (Selam),
-baby ape-girl who lived 3.3m years ago,
Who is Charles Darwin? Explain his findings about natural selection and survival of the fittest.
Charles Darwin created the theory of evolution. The environment and ability to survive answered Darwin’s questions on evolution. He came up with the Survival of the Fittest which is practically the natural selection of existing organisms who best adapted to their environments while with the extinction of others.
Who is Raymond Dart? What did he find?
is South African Anthropologist
Man who found a skull in Africa who believed it from a human with a small brain and bipedalism. He was the first man to discover Africa was the ‘origin’ of humanity.
Who are Mary and Louis Leakey? What did they discover?
-paloegolosit and archaeologist
Found an australopithecine skill in Kenya. They used radiometric dating to determine that the skull was 1.75 million years old.
Who is Jane Goodall and what did she study?
primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania.
Who is Dian Fossey and what did she study?
Study mountain gorillas in Rwanda, she was a primatologist and conservationist
