Test Bank For Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology
Concise Introduction 2nd Edition By Robert L. Welsch , Luis A.
Vivanco 9780190878078 ALL Chapters .
Human beings are one of the world's most _____ _____. - ANSWER: Adaptable Animals
Effectively establishing strong social and political bonds in spite of human differences requires having
a _____ _____ _____ _____ _____. - ANSWER: Practical understanding of human variation
Who is Confucius? - ANSWER: A great Chinese Philosopher who lived from 551-479 BCE. He wrote
"Analects" and spoke on principles in how to establish relationships with yi.
Define "yi". - ANSWER: meaning cultural and ethnic outsiders in Chinese.
Who is Herodotus? - ANSWER: A Greek historian who lived from 484-425 BCE. He wrote the multi-
volume piece "Histories".
What did Herodotus' multi-volume piece "Histories" discuss? - ANSWER: It described the diverse
peoples and societies he encountered during his travels in Africa, Southwestern Asia, and India. Which
offered a number of possible explanations for the variations he observed across groups.
"But if we Americans want to be successful in dealing with people international in politics, trade,
treaties, and global environmental or health policies, we need to understand the _____ _____ people
from other countries and the cultures _____ _____ _____ _____ _____. - ANSWER: Systemic ways;
that guide and motivate them.
Anthropology is... - ANSWER: the study of human beings, their biology, their prehistory, and histories,
and their dynamic languages, cultures and social institutions.
Anthropology provides a framework for... - ANSWER: Asking questions about and grasping the
complexity of human experience, both past and present.
Anthropology is about... - ANSWER: where humans have been
Anthropology also provides knowledge that helps to _____ _____ _____ _____. - ANSWER: solve
human problems today
During the 19th century anthropology emerged in... - ANSWER: Europe and North America
What did anthropology 1st emerge as in the 19th century? - ANSWER: An academic discipline devoted
to the systematic observation and analysis of human variation.
Anthropology was made possible once intellectuals and scholars had developed... - ANSWER: rigorous
ways of comparing different species and people with different cultures.
What are the 3 key concerns that began to emerge by the 1850's that eventually shaped professional
anthropology? - ANSWER: 1) the disruptions of industrialization in Europe and America
2) the rise of evolutionary theories
3) the growing importance of Europe's far-flung colonies with large indigenous populations who land,
mineral wealth, and labor Europeans and Americans wanted to control
Define Industrialization - ANSWER: the economic process of shifting from an agricultural economy to a
factory-based economy
Concise Introduction 2nd Edition By Robert L. Welsch , Luis A.
Vivanco 9780190878078 ALL Chapters .
Human beings are one of the world's most _____ _____. - ANSWER: Adaptable Animals
Effectively establishing strong social and political bonds in spite of human differences requires having
a _____ _____ _____ _____ _____. - ANSWER: Practical understanding of human variation
Who is Confucius? - ANSWER: A great Chinese Philosopher who lived from 551-479 BCE. He wrote
"Analects" and spoke on principles in how to establish relationships with yi.
Define "yi". - ANSWER: meaning cultural and ethnic outsiders in Chinese.
Who is Herodotus? - ANSWER: A Greek historian who lived from 484-425 BCE. He wrote the multi-
volume piece "Histories".
What did Herodotus' multi-volume piece "Histories" discuss? - ANSWER: It described the diverse
peoples and societies he encountered during his travels in Africa, Southwestern Asia, and India. Which
offered a number of possible explanations for the variations he observed across groups.
"But if we Americans want to be successful in dealing with people international in politics, trade,
treaties, and global environmental or health policies, we need to understand the _____ _____ people
from other countries and the cultures _____ _____ _____ _____ _____. - ANSWER: Systemic ways;
that guide and motivate them.
Anthropology is... - ANSWER: the study of human beings, their biology, their prehistory, and histories,
and their dynamic languages, cultures and social institutions.
Anthropology provides a framework for... - ANSWER: Asking questions about and grasping the
complexity of human experience, both past and present.
Anthropology is about... - ANSWER: where humans have been
Anthropology also provides knowledge that helps to _____ _____ _____ _____. - ANSWER: solve
human problems today
During the 19th century anthropology emerged in... - ANSWER: Europe and North America
What did anthropology 1st emerge as in the 19th century? - ANSWER: An academic discipline devoted
to the systematic observation and analysis of human variation.
Anthropology was made possible once intellectuals and scholars had developed... - ANSWER: rigorous
ways of comparing different species and people with different cultures.
What are the 3 key concerns that began to emerge by the 1850's that eventually shaped professional
anthropology? - ANSWER: 1) the disruptions of industrialization in Europe and America
2) the rise of evolutionary theories
3) the growing importance of Europe's far-flung colonies with large indigenous populations who land,
mineral wealth, and labor Europeans and Americans wanted to control
Define Industrialization - ANSWER: the economic process of shifting from an agricultural economy to a
factory-based economy
