Archeology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Aliens, Atlantis and Archeology Final Exam 2023 Graded A+ What is science? The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment What is pseudoscience? A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method The process of reaching a general conclusion from particular pieces of data Induction Which is characteristic of pseudoscientific claims? All answers are correct (Seeks to prove rather than test claims, Ig...

Cultural Anthropology 101 Culture - correct answer Is that complex whole which includes shared/accepted patterns of behavior, belief, symbols, knowledge, and system which is characterized of a group but reflected in individual culture interprets experience and transmitted from generations to generations. It binds people together and is in a state of slow but steady change Ethnocentrism - correct answer Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. Indigenous - correct answer...

MAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025 | GRADED A+. abash - CORRECT ANSWERS to embarras (disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify) abate - CORRECT ANSWERS to decrease, reduce (dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane) aberration - CORRECT ANSWERS something different from the usual (anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation) abet - CORRECT ANSWERS to aid, act as accomplice (help, succor, assist) abject - CORRECT ANSWERS miserable, pititful (pathetic, lamentable, sorry) abridge -...

Anth 102 Rollins WWU Exam 1 question and answers graded A+ 2023Cultural Relativism - correct answer the belief in the equal validity of all cultures Four Sub-fields of Anthropology - correct answer Biological, Cultural, Linguistic, Archeological. sometimes "applied" is considered one, but all fields have this aspect to them, so it is kind of encompassed. Paleoanthropology - correct answer Studying the biology and culture of past humans Genetics - correct answer Human DNA, evolutionary...

WVU Anthropology Final Exam Questions with Verified Solutions What is culture? A way of life shared by a group of human beings - including their language, beliefs, and things they make and use What is cultural relativism? is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another What is "context" in archaeology and why is it so important? Context is the place where an ar...

MAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025 | GRADED A+. to embarras (disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify) abate - CORRECT ANSWERS to decrease, reduce (dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane) aberration - CORRECT ANSWERS something different from the usual (anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation) abet - CORRECT ANSWERS to aid, act as accomplice (help, succor, assist) abject - CORRECT ANSWERS miserable, pititful (pathetic, lamentable, sorry) abridge - CORRECT ANSWERS to cond...

Personality - an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting Ethnopsychology - The study of how various cultures define and create personality identity and mental health Enculturation - The social process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations through both informal and formal processes Cultural Configuration - cultures are formed through the unconscious selection of cultural traits to form a cohesive pattern shared by all members of the cul...

abash - CORRECT ANSWERS to embarras (disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify) abate - CORRECT ANSWERS to decrease, reduce (dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane) aberration - CORRECT ANSWERS something different from the usual (anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation) abet - CORRECT ANSWERS to aid, act as accomplice (help, succor, assist) abject - CORRECT ANSWERS miserable, pititful (pathetic, lamentable, sorry) abridge - CORRECT ANSWERS to condense, shorten (abbreviate, cut, prune) abscond...

anthropology - the study of humans holistic - multifaced/many approaches 2 classifications of anthro - 1. biological or physical characteristics 2. cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology - 1. Archaeology 2. Linguistics 3. ethnology Biological Anthropology - answers 2 distinct sets of Q 1. human paleontology/paleoanthropology 2. human variation human paleontology - about the emergence of humans and their evolution human variation - how and why huma...

Anthropology Exam 1 WVU 50 Questions with Answers the measure of success under natural selection is a. how many offspring are produced b. whether an individual lives or dies c. how well adapted an individual is d. how well adapted the species is >>> a. how many offspring are produced founder effect: a. is a type of genetic drift that results when only a small number of individuals from a larger propulsion starts a new population b. is a for of gene flow in which muted genes...