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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2010

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Bipedalism
Definition
Walking on two feet
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Non-honing Canine
Definition
different from the apes’ shredding canine, we use this to process our food.
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Material Culture
Definition
objects that humans use to manipulate their environment, tools
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The Six Features that Make us Human
Definition
1)Bipedalism
2)Non-Honing Caninie
3)Material Culture/Tools
4)Hunting
5)Speech
6)dependance on domesticated food
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The Scientific Method
Definition
1)Observation
2)Hypothesis
3)Test
4)Theory
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Anthropology
Definition
the study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and times.
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Cultural Anthropology
Definition
Cultural Anthropology: Typically studies modern day societies in non Western settings. Studies culture.
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Culture
Definition
learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person
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Archaeology
Definition
study material objects (artifacts) from past cultures.
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Linguistic Anthropology
Definition
study the construction and use of language by human societies.
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Linguistic Anthropology
Definition
study the construction and use of language by human societies.
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Language
Definition
set of written or spoken symbols that refer to things other than themselves
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Physical/Biological Anthropology
Definition
study all aspects of past and present human biology (evolution, variation, etc.).
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Primatology
Definition
the study of non-human primates
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Paleontology
Definition
the study of extinct life forms through the study of fossils.
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Prior To Darwin
Definition
earth is the center of the universe
life is immutable (fixity of species)
spontaneous generation
the earth is young
theology
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James Hutton
Definition
(1788) calculated earths age as millions of years old
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Charles Lyell
Definition
(1830) rediscovered and reinforced Hutton’s ideas
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Robert Hooke
Definition
Robert Hooke
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Georges Cuvier
Definition
(1796) Extensively studied fossils
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John Ray
Definition
(1660) Pioneered taxonomy based on physical appearance
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Carolus Linnaeus
Definition
(1735) Wrote Systems of Nature which presented the binomial nomenclature taxonomy of plants and animals.
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Thomas Malthus
Definition
Thomas Malthus: (1798) founded demography: only some will find enough food to survive
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Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
Definition
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck: (1809) posited characteristics acquired via inheritance
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Erasmus Darwin
Definition
Erasmus Darwin: (1794) Also posited characteristics acquired via inheritance
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Disciplines that influenced Darwin
Definition
Disciplines that influenced Darwin: Geology, Paleontology, taxonomy and systematics, demography, biology.
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Theory of Natural Selection
Definition
heory of Natural Selection: evolution by natural selection
evolution occurs
common descent
variation occurs
environment
traits that are beneficial are passed on through time
-evolution is a population level event.
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Gregor Mendel
Definition
Gregor Mendel: demonstrated mechanisms of inheritance with pea plants
genes alleles etc.
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Modern Synthesis:
Definition
Modern Synthesis:
encompasses both darwins and mendels theories, a unified approach to genetics
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Causes of evolution
Definition
1) Mutation: change in structure in DNA
2)Natural Selection: favoring characteristics
3) Genetic Drift: genetic change from chance
4) Gene flow: transfer of genes across a population boundary
Natural selection most acting
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