Class 11 Anthropology Chapter 1 Introduction to Anthropology

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Class 11 Anthropology Chapter 1 Introduction to Anthropology

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Introduction to Anthropology

Chapter – 1

EXERCISES

1. Write answers:

(a) What is anthropology?

Ans: Anthropology is the science that study of man. The word anthropology is derived from two Greek words “anthropos” meaning “man” and “logos” or “logia” meaning knowledge or science. Thus, anthropology can be defined as a scientific study of man.

(b) Who said, ‘Anthropology is the son of Darwin’?

Ans: Robert R Marrett said, ‘Anthropology’ is the son of Darwin’.

(c) Which branch of anthropology is dealt with physical characteristics of man?

Ans: Biological branch of anthropology is dealt with physical characteristics of man.

2. Answer in Short:

(a) Show the branches of Anthropology in diagram.

Ans: 

(b) What is Anthropology? Give the definition of Herskovits. 

Ans: Anthropology is the science that study man. The word anthropology is derived from two Greek words “anthropos” meaning “man” and “logos” or “logia” meaning knowledge or science. The Latin word anthropology means the study of humanity. Thus, anthropology can be defined as a scientific study of man. It is a holistic approach to the origin, evolution and variation of man and society of all time and spaces. It is a systematic investigation of both cultural and physical evolution and variations.

The definition of Herskovits: ‘as science of man and his works’.

(c) What is applied anthropology?

Ans: Applied anthropology is the application of anthropological knowledge for the development of human society is the subject matter. 

(d) Who is known as ‘father of American Anthropology’?

Ans: Franz Boas is known as ‘father of American Anthropology’.

3. Write the answers:

(a) Write the different branches of physical anthropology.

Ans: The different branches of physical anthropology are:

(i) Physical Anthropology.

(ii) Cultural Anthropology.

(iii) Archaeological Anthropology.

(iv) Linguistic Anthropology.

(b) What is prehistoric anthropology? Write the sub- branches.

Ans: The anthropology is the holistic approach to humankind, the approach includes all societies from primitive to modern and prehistory to present societies. Most of the human history has no any written records and anthropologists reconstruct that period on the basis of material elements, the artifacts of the past etc., to reconstruct the past. This branch of anthropology is known as prehistoric anthropology as anthropologists uses archaeological methods to recover the material remains and reconstruct the last it is also known as Prehistoric Archaeology.

The sub-branches of Prehistory are historical archaeology, classic archaeology, biblical archaeology, industrial archaeology, ethno-archaeology, maritime archaeology, salvage archaeology and cultural resource management.

(c) Describe the relationship of anthropology with geology.

Ans: Anthropology is also closely related to geology. Both the subject geology and anthropology deals with distribution and variations of human population. Archaeologist uses geographical positioning system to explore different sites. Moreover, to study man- land relationship, geology and anthropology depends on each other. Study of geo- morphology plays an important role in studying the past ecology. Anthropologist has to study both paleo- ecology and present day ecology to understand the adaptation mechanism of man. In this regard anthropology is related to environmental science also.