Anthropology
The study of the development of cultures and human societies
Belief System
Belief
Having trust or confidence in someone or something. Could be a higher power, or an idea.
Meaning-Making
the process by which people interpret situations, events, objects, or discourses
Evolution
When organisms develop and change over time
Bipedalism
The ability to walk on two legs
Charles Darwin
He proposed that species were forced to develop or become extinct and that humans first evolved in Africa.
Theory on Natural Selection
Environment-adapted organisms have a higher chance of surviving and producing more offspring. Survival of the fittest.
The Leakey Family
They found further proof that humans have origin in Africa
Intelligent design
That life and the natural world are so complex that it had to have been created by a greater being.
Cultural Anthropology
Fields
Linguistic - The study of languages and their origins
Ethnology - Studies characteristics of different people and their relationships
Definition: The study of what people do, make, and believe as well as their culture and development
Archaeology
The study of physical remains from a past culture
Physical Anthropology
Fields
Human variation - Study of similarities and differences between existing populations
Primatology - Study of primates
Definition: The study of where humans came from and how our bodies evolved
Paleoanthropology
Study of bones and stone remains of our ancestors millions of years ago
Neanderthal
A relative/species to modern day humans
Oldowan Tool Kit
The oldest-known stone tools
Lucy
A famous hominin fossil discovered by Donald Johanson. Provided more insights into human evolution and bipedalism.