Week 2

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What is Anthropology?

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The study of human variation over space and over time

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What do archaeologists study according to the text?

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The things left behind by past people

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How is anthropology described in the text?

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The holistic study of people

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Which sub-field of anthropology is responsible for generating much of the information discussed in the textbook through the study of ancient human remains? Options: Linguistics, Ethnology, Paleoanthropology, Primatology

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Paleoanthropology

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Which sub-field of anthropology focuses on the study of human cultures and societies?

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Ethnology

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What is the primary focus of archaeology within anthropology?

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Study of ancient human societies through material remains

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When did Americanist Anthropology emerge as a discipline?

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Late 1800s - early 1900s

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Who established the first anthropology department at Columbia University?

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Franz Boas

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What did Franz Boas replace with fieldwork in anthropology?

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Armchair anthropology

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According to Edward Burnett Tylor, what does culture include?

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Knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and other capabilities and habits