The Culture of Man Q.3 Flashcards
archaeologist
studies ancient societies
fieldwork
study people where they live
intermarriage
marriage between members of different groups
anthropology
the science of humans and thier culture
words
sounds with specific meanings
ethnologist
studies contemporary societies
phenotype
physical characteristics
anthropologists should stay on the field at least
one year
Anthropologists learn about the regularities in a culture by using the
comparative method
Horticulturists live near their crops to give them
protection
To obtain food for their animals, most pastoralists are
nomadic
Because they continually move about, hunters and gatherers have
few possessions
people who view the behavior of animals, stars, planets, and the weather to guide them as
Omens
The Zande who puts plant juice in his corn patch to help it grow is practicing
Magic
When a Melanesian tries to heal a wound by bandaging the arrow that struck him, what is he practicing?
Magic
Shelters are usually made from what?
Local materials
The evaluation of culture from the native person’s point of view is called cultural
relativism
Culture is the way people control thier environment.
True
Ties of kinship are often formed through intermarriage.
True
Societies that depend on herds of domesticated animals for their food are called
pastoralists
To know the future of hidden things, people work acts of:
divination
Ethnic groups of people have many homozygous genes.
True
The Bible does not teach that all men are equal
False
Fishing communities are usually nomadic.
False
