1. What do you understand of Cultural Anthropology?

Give 5 reasons why a

culture changes or evolves? (around a 10 line paragraph)

Cultural Anthropology is the study of how people who share a common cultural
system organize and shape the physical and social world around them, and are
in turn shaped by those ideas, behaviors, and physical environments. We study
how human culture has changed and sometimes stayed the same throughout
history.
It deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language,
law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology

5 reasons
1. Climatic or environmental changes can deeply impact a culture. When one
does not get certain raw materials anymore, one is prone to seek
alternatives for either the materials or geographic location.
2. A cultural change can occur from within through new philosophical ideas.
3. Outside influences can have huge impact on a culture. The outside/other
cultures may provide a more comfortable lifestyle which may lure some
individuals from other cultures, and this may end up creating a sub culture
which was not there earlier.
4. Advancement in technology can be an important factor which can affect
day-to-day life. From sharper tools for hunting to new ways of buying
goods, discovery or inventions can totally change the way things are done.
5. Ethical enlightenment can change the ways how people behave and treat
each other and their surroundings. The reason we have specific notions
about certain cultures is based on their behavior and that behavior has
changed over a period of time.

2. From your knowledge and experience, mention names of 2 human societies

which you consider not having any culture. (not more than 1-2 sentences)

No society can exist without a culture.

A culture naturally emerges from a group of individuals, so the only way for a
culture to not exist is for individuals to not exist, this implies there’s no society,
either.
3. From your understanding, strike out the right answer. Community is -

d. All of the above

4. Cultural Anthropology is:

g. A branch of anthropology to study people and their shared practices.

5. In simple cultures, knowledge is transferred through?

2 points
k. Through social network

6. Language in cultures can be noticed as?

All of above
7.
Skill – ability to do something properly, in this case its his showmanship
The snake charmer is clearly good at presenting his act in public and has a
control over what’s happening.

Non-material culture
He has to create a certain aura around him to attract people and that is
flawlessly being done here by his attire. So, his outfit is a part of non-material
culture.

Symbolism
The colors he’s wearing.
Snakes has a religious aspect in Indian culture and just like priests are to wear
certain colors considered auspicious he also has to wear certain colors and his
saffron and white are doing that well.

Grooming
The looks of snake charmer are required to give a vibe of an old wise man and
that part is covered by this gentleman here. But, just so that whole show is
aesthetically pleasing for viewers, snake should be well groomed too. The snake
is so lustrous that it is probably oiled and cared well.

Craft
The basket of snake is well woven. Either he knows the craft of making these
baskets or is in touch with someone who does.

Adaptability
The location he is sitting and performing on. Since he has to travel street to
street, the whole arrangement is supposed to be adaptable to the surroundings.

Identity
The snake charmer has a well-established identity of a person who goes street-
to-street to perform various acts with snake. The multiple musical instruments
kept on the side proves he is a professional person.

Adornment
There are few threads on the musical instrument of the charmer to decorate his
instrumrent. It shows how he adores his instrument.
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