Anthropology Test

Fossil - The remains of an organism that lived at least 10,000 years ago

Holistic - Incorporating various fields of knowledge into one overall view.

Ethnocentrism - The belief that one’s own culture is superior and that judgment of other cultures is made by one’s own standards.

Cultural relativism - Judging the practices of another culture by its own standards/norms.

Ethnologist - One who studies cultures and frequently makes cultural comparisons.

Ethnography - Study of particular culture, a non-judgmental description of a culture under study.

Culture Shock - A negative response to the traits and values of an unfamiliar culture.

Genetics - The study of inherited characteristics.

Emic - Viewing a culture from an insiders point of view (me).

Etic - Viewing a culture from an outsiders point of view.

Artifact - An object made or used by human beings.

Absolute Dating - Measures the object’s time differences from the present.

Relative dating - Dating measures the age differences among deposits (older/younger)

Paleontropology - Study of fossils and their environment related to human evolution.

Cultural Universals - Cultural universals are elements, patterns, traits, or institutions that are common to all human cultures worldwide.

Objective - Fact-Based, no opinion

Subjective - Your opinion

Culture clash: Offend others when they violate their norms.