If you complete this course and do well, you will be able to:

1. Explain the holistic nature of anthropology.
2. Define the four subfields and research methods of anthropology.
3. Define the creation and evolution theories on human origins.
4. Define the evolutionary forces responsible for biological variation in human and non-human species.
5. Analyze the physical characteristics and the behavioral and cultural patterns of the commonly known primates.
6. Describe the evolutionary history of our human ancestors.
7. Define the diversity and distinctiveness of the human species.
8. Describe the cultural and biological changes of the Mesolithic and Neolithic and the physical and social impact of these changes upon the human population.
9. Describe origins and characteristics of the cities and states, which emerged from the Neolithic.
10. Define race and racism.
11. Define the concepts on human variation and diversity that have been used to attribute the superiority of certain races above others.
12. Define the study of archaeology.
13. Demonstrate an understanding, commitment, and appreciation for the study of anthropology.