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DSST General Anthropology

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






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






3. Melanesia (SW Pacific WWII+). Western goods created by ancestral spirits (intended for them - but controlled by whites).






4. Half way b/n tribe and state. Kin-based. Permanent group-based differencesin access to resources. Permanent Political Structure






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






6. Father of Modern Anthropology - noted for applying the scientific method to the study of human cultures and societies. Opposed evolutionist.






7. 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






8. Communal Ownership of Land. Some ownership - but pastures - forests - mountains - waterways - sacred grounds - are shared






9. Cluster of 3 or more sibs - clans - kinship groups considered a single unit (but retain sep IDs within) - Native Americans: Used animal sign to ID (Tlingit Tribe: Matri] - Intermarriage b/n phratries was mandated)






10. 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)






11. Scarcity - Supply & Demand - Self-interest - personal gain - rational decision-making. Economy can be analyzed independent of other social structures and institutions.Emph: Choice of Indiv actor






12. 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.






13. Hispanic ritual - 15 yr girl - sneakers to high heel






14. Collecting community data for use by development planners






15. (skills that only some people have) Playing guitar - understanding algebra.






16. The 3rd in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. Human form of culture. many people in urban center - smelt metals - method of writing.






17. Referring to time as it relates to something older or younger; not exact dates.






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






19. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical primitive traits: side eyes - wet nose - nocturnal - dental combs






20. Evaluating other groups according to THEIR standards (not judging)






21. German archeologists who discovered the site of Troy in the late 1800's






22. Improve welfare of people in underdeveloped countries (usually through economic growth).






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






24. Civilization to invent 'zero'






25. By-product of grinding red ochre (magic powers) - Neolithic






26. 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)






27. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; (Watson & Crick)






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






29. African CLICK language speakers. (click also used in Bantu - Zulu - Xhosa - Damin)






30. Characteristics are inherited independently from other characteristics

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31. Describe behavior in insider/natives own terms. Actor's own reasons - interpretations - customs - beliefs






32. (some people do it differently) Sex roles - religion - age roles






33. The study of the principles and rules that regulate word structure in language.






34. A larger collection of DNA that contains many genes and the support proteins needed to control these genes.






35. Invented smelting of iron






36. Yanonamo Village invites another village. Social gathering/political alliances (like dinner party). Yan=deceiptful






37. Ways to date artifacts






38. The science dealing with the measurement of the human body to determine differences in individuals or groups






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






40. With reference to the writing of P. Teilhard de Chardin - a stage - world or sphere of evolutionary development characterized by consciousness - the mind - information and interpersonal relationships.






41. Flat/broad nosed primates; New World monkeys






42. First used in admin of British Colonies by Northcote Thomas in Nigeria in 1908. 'Age of Enlightenment'/Natural Science






43. Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law






44. Relatives through marriage






45. New family you form when you marry and have children.






46. Wheat - barley - flax began in Asia. Entered Africa through Nile Delta (Egypt). One form of wheat began in Ethiopia. - Neolithic






47. Man marries widow of his dead brother






48. Thinker: social stratification






49. Massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities - Sumerians.






50. Political order (polity) is not a distinct institution - it is embedded in the overall social order. No formal govt