Use this self-paced course to explore the field of anthropology. You can study these short lessons and quizzes at any time to catch up on information you missed in class, study for upcoming exams, bring up your grades or check your understanding of fundamental anthropology topics.
Overview
Syllabus
- Ch 1. Introduction to Anthropology
- Ch 2. Theoretical Perspectives of Anthropology
- Ch 3. The Molecular and Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
- Ch 4. Transmission/Mendelian Genetics
- Ch 5. Population Genetics and Evolution
- Ch 6. DNA Damage, Mutation, and Repair
- Ch 7. Physical Anthropology
- Ch 8. Geologic Time and Anthropology
- Ch 9. Archaeology and Anthropology
- Ch 10. The Origin and Dispersal of Humans and Culture
- Ch 11. Effects of Population on the Environment
- Ch 12. Domestication of Plants and Animals
- Ch 13. Ethnicity and Geography
- Ch 14. Geography of Land Resources
- Ch 15. The Nature of Culture
- Ch 16. Art and Anthropology
- Ch 17. Language and Communication
- Ch 18. Spatial Processes
- Ch 19. Settlement Patterns
- Ch 20. Societies in Anthropology
- Ch 21. Economic Systems
- Ch 22. Marriage, Family, and Kinship
- Ch 23. Political Organization
- Ch 24. Religion
- Ch 25. Modernization and Application of Anthropology
