ANT 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prehensile Tail, Homo Habilis, Behavioral Modernity

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT 100
• Professor: Dana Osborne

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Potential topics of study for each include: medical anthropology, anthropology of science, anthropological linguistics and historical linguistics. Holism- a characteristic of the anthropological perspective that describes, at the highest and most inclusive level, how anthropology tries to integrate all that is known about human beings and their activities. Since anthropology can be divided into 4 sub disciplines, each of these sub disciplines addresses a different aspect of humanity. Applied philosophy- the study of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge or values based on logical reasoning. Draw a timeline in which you place homo habilis, homo erectus, neanderthal and homo. Articulate the tool traditions that were associated with each group of. Homo habilis, oldowan tradition homo erectus, oldowan tradition refined into. Aucheulean tradition neanderthal, aucheulean refined into mousterian tradition homo. Identify at least 4 key features of behavioural modernity with examples and links to cultural complexes. Behavioural modernity- a suite of behavioural and cognitive traits that distinguishes current.