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29 Cards in this Set
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Anatomical |
Relating to anatomy
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Anthropology
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The study of human kind from all angles at all times
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Arboreal |
Living in trees
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Archaeology |
Study past human society mostly remains
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Artifacts
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Material objects from past culture
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Biocultural approach |
The scientific study of the interrelationship between what humans have inherited genetically and culture
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Biological anthropology
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The four branches of anthropology
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bipedalism
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Walking upright on 2 feet
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Cultural anthropology
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Study of present day societies of non-western settings. (Africa, South America)
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Culture
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Learned behavior that is transferred from person to person
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Data
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Evidence that is gathered to help answer questions, solve problems, and fill in gaps in scientific knowledge
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Empirical
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Based on observation and experiment
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Forensic anthropology
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Examine skeletons to find out who they were in life
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Genome
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The complete set of genetic information - chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA-represents all the inhabited traits
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Hominin
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Human and human like ancestors
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Hypothesis
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Testable statements that potentially explain specific phenomena observed in the natural world
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Language
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the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
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Linguistic anthropology
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Study of the construction and use of language by human society
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Material culture
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The part of culture that is expressed as objects that humans use to manipulate environment
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Morphology
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the study of meaningful units of sound in a language.
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Nonhoning canine
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flat teeth to simply process food
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Physical anthropology
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The study of all aspects of present and past human biology
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Primates
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A group of mammals in the order Primates that have complex behavior, various forms of locomotion, and a unique suite of traits, including large brains, forward facing eyes, fingernail, and reduced snouts
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Scientific law
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A statement of fact that describes phenomena
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Scientific method
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An empirical research method in which data are gathered from observations of phenomena, hypothesis are formulated and tested, and conclusions are drawn that validate or modify the original hypothesis
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Social learning
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The capacity to learn from other human, enabling the accumulation of knowledge across generations
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Sociolinguistics
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The science of investigating languages social context
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Terrestrial
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Life forms including humans that live on land as opposed to living in water or trees
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Theory
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An explanation as to why phenomena take place
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