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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Authority is allocated. Use force to achieve peace & conformance with law & custom - maintain territory against ext threat.






2. Pueblco - Fremont - Missisippian






3. The genetic makeup of an organism as indicated by its set of alleles - that determines hereditary potential/limits from embyro to adulthood.






4. The sum total of the genes carried by the individual members of the population






5. USA/Mexico/C. Am. Corn (maize) - beans - squash 6500BC (village life not until 2k BC).- Neolithic






6. The living world. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist






7. The sex cell of a plant or animal may contain one factor (allele) for different traits but not both factors needed to express the traits

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8. Either of 2 sibs - clans - kinship groups - of unilateral descent - that together make up a tribe or society






9. Cohesive set of myths (religion/belief system)






10. Indissoluble in Roman Catholic and Hindu. Pueblo Indians: woman simply leaves moccasins on the doorstep (NM -AZ) No divorce allowed in Malta - Philippines. Low divorce rate in Japan. Islam allows but discourages (3x limit)






11. Platyrrhini - south america - small mammals - tree dwellers - prehensile tails - noctural - monogamous (gibbons - marmosets)






12. Spread from Middle East north to Europe (across Turkey/Greece into C. Eur. AND across Egypt/N Afr to Spain).Britain and Scandinavia became farming after 3k BC (Mesolithic Period).- Neolithic






13. Research in which the data is recorded in numerical form.






14. Earliest known bipedal hominid with ape like brain - ex. Lucy 3.2 mya. 400cc brain. Africa.






15. Each inherited characteristic is determined by two heredity factors/genes - one from each parent - which determines whether a gene will be dominant or recessive.

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16. Based on institutionalized beliefs and practices dealing with ultimate meaning of life. Belief stems from their experience of the world.






17. 1/2 Founder of Modern Anthropology. After River (more rigor). Studied American Indians (1880s documented) Coined 'Cultural Relativism'. Sat with elders to hear their historic accounts of their culture. [Salvage ethnography]






18. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






19. Old Stone Age. 2.5 mya - 2kya. Chipped stone tools. earliest human ancestors. pleistocene.






20. World's first cities appeared between the years 4000 and 3500 BC.






21. Position from which members engage in social practices. (Sociology focuses on interrelationship/effect of status






22. Provisional sampling cuts to explore potential excavation sites. Tigris/Euphrates flooded regularly so hard to navigate.






23. Ruthless empire. By 665BC=Palestine - Syria - Asia Minor - Persian Gulf. buffer b/n civil Middle East & Barbarians.fell in 612BC. Internal revolution - and defeat by NeoBabylonians (Chaldeans)






24. Religion. Most important intellectual development. Flourished b/c of weakening Egypt & annihilation of Hittites (1200BC)






25. Perform Rituals in belief that ancestors will recognize their own people and make very valuable cargo come (utopian/millenial). John Frum






26. Spread of an IDEA from one group to another.






27. Ritual in Japan/Samurai - boys 12-16 - temple - adult clothes/hair






28. Person is considered equally related to kinfolk on either side of the family. Western Socs. (bilateral)






29. Adenine - guanine - cytosine - thymine that form genetic code.






30. The commonness of the occurrence of any particular allele in a population (a fraction)






31. The process by which a living organism adapts to its environment.






32. A group of sexually reproducing individuals (of the same species) mating with each other and sharing a common gene pool.






33. Also known as 'biological anthropology -' studies the mechanisms of biological evolution - genetic inheritance - human adaptability and variation - primatology - and the fossil record of human evolution.






34. Half way b/n tribe and a state. Permanent political structure. Transitional form of sociopol org in evolution of tribe to state






35. Strong social prohibition. Abhorrent to society. Eg - Hinduism: killing the co






36. Identifying impact of federal development on archaeological sites and historical buildings






37. Lord owned the land. Allocated land to Nobles (for loyalty/mil service). Serfs/slaves=Actually Part of the Property






38. The discovery and recording of archaeological sites and their examination by methods other than the use of the spade and the trowel






39. Ceremonial distrib of property/gifts to affirm social status. Ritual generosity - conspic consump. Wealth used to purchase Prestige. NW Pacific Indian Tribes Haida - Nuxalk - Tlingit - Tsimshian - Salish - Nuu-chah-nulth - and Kwakiutl. Also similar






40. Logic/Observation (not gods). Thales - Xenophanes - Pyhtagorus - Hippocrates. Differed from Near Eastern thought.






41. Exchange of goods/services/gifts/emotions b/n two parties. Often ritual/ceremony. Characteristic of HG groups






42. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






43. Aborigine (dreamtime/totem)






44. Research that refers to in-depth study using face-to-face or observation techniques to collect data from people in their natural settings.






45. Using anthropological expertise on a practical level to understand and alleviate human problems. Eg - Impact of a new agriculture system in a society - causes of illiteracy among adults in a given group






46. Determining the success of a project






47. Ritual of Greek Citizenship






48. Theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. (Talcott Parsons)






49. A change or alteration in nitrogenous bases of DNA.






50. Things all people do the same way (language)