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different from the apes’ shredding canine, we use this to process our food. |
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objects that humans use to manipulate their environment, tools |
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The Six Features that Make us Human |
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1)Bipedalism 2)Non-Honing Caninie 3)Material Culture/Tools 4)Hunting 5)Speech 6)dependance on domesticated food |
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1)Observation 2)Hypothesis 3)Test 4)Theory |
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the study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and times. |
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Cultural Anthropology: Typically studies modern day societies in non Western settings. Studies culture. |
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learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person |
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study material objects (artifacts) from past cultures. |
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study the construction and use of language by human societies. |
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study the construction and use of language by human societies. |
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set of written or spoken symbols that refer to things other than themselves |
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Physical/Biological Anthropology |
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study all aspects of past and present human biology (evolution, variation, etc.). |
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the study of non-human primates |
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the study of extinct life forms through the study of fossils. |
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earth is the center of the universe life is immutable (fixity of species) spontaneous generation the earth is young theology |
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(1788) calculated earths age as millions of years old |
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(1830) rediscovered and reinforced Hutton’s ideas |
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(1796) Extensively studied fossils |
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(1660) Pioneered taxonomy based on physical appearance |
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(1735) Wrote Systems of Nature which presented the binomial nomenclature taxonomy of plants and animals. |
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Thomas Malthus: (1798) founded demography: only some will find enough food to survive |
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Jean Baptiste de Lamarck: (1809) posited characteristics acquired via inheritance |
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Erasmus Darwin: (1794) Also posited characteristics acquired via inheritance |
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Disciplines that influenced Darwin |
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Disciplines that influenced Darwin: Geology, Paleontology, taxonomy and systematics, demography, biology. |
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Theory of Natural Selection |
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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: demonstrated mechanisms of inheritance with pea plants genes alleles etc. |
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Modern Synthesis: encompasses both darwins and mendels theories, a unified approach to genetics |
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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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