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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Development of Civilizations: Copper & Tin=Bronze. Replaced stone for tools/weapons






2. Random change in allele frequencies that occurs in small populations. Sewall-Wright effect






3. All cultures accept. But only 20% of societies are considered strictly monogamous (one marriage per lifetime)






4. Vietnam War (Jesus=jeep/camo) - Native Americans (Dance of the Spirits) - Africa (Abacus/Menstrual Cycle)






5. Groups descended from mother or father's line only. (unilateral)






6. Common in non-intensive food production. Villages=Various descent groups (clans/bands) - no formal govt or social classes.






7. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






8. Married couple + Kids (incl. Foster - adopted - natural children). Most common form in US.aka Conjugal Family






9. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.






10. Action - research & development - community - advocacy - cultural/social marketing






11. People group: (S. Mesopotamia/Iraq). Advanced Tech (bronze tools/weapons). Writing (cuneiform) - law - educations - intellectual - economic. City-state government






12. Spread to Huang Ho (Yellow River Valley) of China - and SE Asia by 3500BC (millet and rice).- Neolithic






13. The study of how people use language in context - how utterances are used - either figuratively or literally - in communicative acts.






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






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






16. Relatives on each side of marriage - extending at least to second cousin. Urbanization - migration = less importance






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






18. 40 -000 to 8000 B.C. homo sapiens. Found in France. Brain size 1 -400cc. Created art. paleolithic.






19. The study of the different sounds employed by language.






20. Anthropologist: After armchair anthro...embarked on early anthro expeditions (not scientifically rigorous).






21. Chavin - Chibcham Chimor - Chachapoya - Huari - Inca - Moche - Nazca - Tairona - Tiwanaku






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






23. Anthropologist: Pacific Islands(SamoaPolynesia) - cultural effects on development of personality






24. The aspect of archaeology that deals with the past of man before he learned to write has - since the middle of the 19th century - aka prehistory.






25. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






26. Shift of population from food production to specialization. Strong sense of ownership of land.






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






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






29. Penalty for violating moral principle or law. Larger society=more formal sanction






30. Non-industrial socs. People produce own food - but an elite controls a portion of production






31. Found Australopathicus skull in 1959. Upright human footprints in 1978






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






33. Eg - Barter. Scarce goods from one group are exchanged for desirable goods from another group. Giver tries to come out on top. Ultimate form = taking by force.






34. Technology that Spread east to Indus River Valley (India) by 5k BC






35. 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






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






37. (Veblen): Display of wealth by its owner for social prestige






38. Primitive people. Some people have special power - middlemen b/n man and god. Performs ritual magic to save tribe in trouble






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






40. Common ancestor. Endogamy forbidden (regarded as incest). Can be Matriclan/Patriclan






41. Spread of something from one group to another






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






43. Ritual in Burma/Thai boy monks 7-14 - 'Jewel Princess'






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






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






47. Plants and animals all evolved over a long period of time from simple into more complex life forms. (Darwin)






48. Describe behavior in terms familiar to the observer (enables comparative research - and making universal claims)






49. Said anthropology is a 'Policy Science'. Urged for its use in improving the human condition. What is Culture - cross-cultural.






50. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical characteristics that larger brains - binocular vision - parental care - longer gestational period - slower maturation.