Always include names of relevant Anthropologist’s name, publication year, name and the tribe on which the study was done.Cram word to word and replicate in your paper. For all the terms (marriage, religion, magic etc), definitions must be a scholarly one.Note down all of them in an A4 sheet and memorise. Use Ember & Ember for value addition, especially for world tribe examples.Most important chapters of Socio-Cultural Anthro.I skipped this subtopic for lack of time.Ģ.1 & 2.2 – Nature of Culture and Society, etc.Ģ.3, 2.4, 2.5 3, 4 and 5 – Marriage, Family, Kinship, Economic Organisation, Political Organisation, Religion.DNA replication, translation, protein synthesis must be illustrated with diagrams.
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I prepared this unit entirely from the Khan academy YouTube channel.Distribution of the fossil in other parts of the world.Who discovered the first fossil, where & when.Characteristics (physical, cultural aspects, time-span of the fossil).its place in the evolution tree, who are its ancestors/successors, etc.) Prepare thoroughly on each and every fossil mentioned in the syllabus.Practise diagrams for: Australopithecus, Homo Erectus, Rhodesian man, Neanderthal man, Cro Magnon, Grimaldi, Chancelade.Use Ember & Ember and Anthropology Simplified for value addition and diagrams.Your aim must be to attempt as many questions as you can from topics like these and max out your scores. Dedicate adequate time to practise neat drawings.Practise diagrams to show evolutionary changes not just in the skull but also foot, spinal cord, pelvis, dentition etc For example, when you draw skulls of ape and human, you should comparatively point out changes in parts such as Zygomatic arch, Foramen magnum, Sagittal crest etc. Must draw diagrams with proper labelling.Go through previous years question papers and prepare notes for most important topics.For better diagrams/sketches – Use Ember & Ember, Google, Anthropology Simplified and notes of Kirthi (AIR-14, CSE 2015) published in this Insights article.Quote examples for topics like adaptive radiation. Ex: You can depict genetic recombination through a diagram and adaptive radiation through a flowchart. Get a solid grasp of evolution and its concepts such as: Genetic recombination, directional selection, Adaptive radiation, Darwinism, Parallelism, Neo-Darwinism etc (Given well in Ember.For answer structure and diagrams, refer Anthropology Simplified.
Syllabus and the Strategy 1.1 to 1.3 – Meaning, Scope Relationship Branches Our Chimp cousin contemplating the origin of life, universe and the cosmos.