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Anth 3126 T1
Anth Mediterra Test 1
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
09/15/2025

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Anthropology is what kind of discipline?
Definition
Holistic
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Why do we say Anthropology is a holistic discipline?
Definition
It studies all aspects of human behavior across time and space.
It describes and explains human universals and cultural variations.
Term
What are the 4 sub-fields of Anthropology?
Definition
Archeology
Physical Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Anthropological Linguistics
Term
What is "culture" as defined in class?
Definition
Culture is a complex whole which includes:
Knowledge, Belief, Art, morals, laws, customs
and any other capabilities and habits acquired by humans as members of society.
Culture is a way of life.
Term
How do Anthropologists collect their data?
(3 main ways)
Definition
-Fieldwork (method & ethnographic study)
-Written records
-Analysis of data (qualitative, quantitative, models, generalizations...)
Term
How do Anthropologists analyze data?
Definition
qualitative, quantitative, models, generalizations
Term
What is quantitative analysis?
Definition
statistics, numerical
Term
What is qualitative analysis?
Definition
Highly descriptive records of a culture
Term
What is a "cultural area"?
Definition
a unit of study geographically bound with some shared cultural traits
Term
How do anthropologists use comparative methods to build theory about human behavior?
Definition
they use their collected data to draw out an idea of how humans behave(?)
Term
Which seas form the Mediterranean sea?
Definition
Ligurian sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic Sea (Strait of Otranto)
Aegean Sea
-Sea of Crete
-Sea of Marmara
Ionaian Sea
Term
Which Straits form the Mediterranean Sea?
Definition
Gibraltar
Otranto
Messina
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Term
Which large islands and archipelagos are located within the Mediterranean?
Definition
Cyprus
Crete
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Term
Archipelagos are located within the Mediterranean?
Definition
Dalmatian,
Cyclades
Baleares
Lipari
Term
When was the Mediterranean formed?
Definition
150 mill y/ago
Term
What are the geographical terms used to divide the Mediterranean region?
Definition
Maghreb- (North Africa)
Levant (Turkey, Syria, coastal Egypt, etc…)
Iberian peninsula(Spain, portugal)
Term
Which Homo species lived in our
area?
Definition
Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Neanderthals
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