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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Spread of something from one group to another






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






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






4. (Middle Stone Age): 10kya. Hunter/Gatherer (w/ fish). Baskets - Pots - - harpoons - canoes - store food. Holocene. Not much development in art - focused on inventions - diversification of subsistence strategies






5. King of Babylon. had law code (discipline - order in society - pessimistic outlook) Sanctioned by the gods






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






7. Focusing efforts to implement positive change in a culture






8. Form of government of Hittites - Assyrians - Babylonians - Israelites






9. States (see themselves as manipulating their environment - controlling it - dominating it - for self-interest).






10. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






11. Lemurs - monkeys - Apes and humans. Prehensile/Grasping hands..Some-opposable thumb - larger males than females. flat fingernails.






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






13. 1/2 Founder of Modern Anthropology. Ethnographic fieldwork - reciprocity - Pacific Islands. After Rivers (more rigor) 'Participant Observation'. WWI spent 2 years in Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)






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






15. Created by Setting upper grindstone at an angle when grinding red ochre=sharp edge=Celt (like a chisel or axe - Egypt)- Neolithic






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






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






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






19. Value of gift and time of repayment are not specified






20. The actual time (usually measured in years) as determined by radioactive decay of elements






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






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






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






24. Permanent formal government structures and socioeconomic stratification. Most people in world's society. Autonomous political units - social classes - Formal govt based on Law - social status - population control - judges - law enf - fiscal.






25. The earliest member of the genus Homo - ape-like - found on sites dating 2mya Dr. Leakey in Olduvai Gorge - Africa. 775cc brain (1/2 sapien) tool users. Lived 50 -000 years. 'handy man'






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






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






28. The archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome






29. All the knowledge and values shared by a society






30. Social Institutions - not theological - philosophical - or psychological phenomenons






31. Difference in the genes between different species or members of the same species - caused by the varying number of structure of the chromosome. Not all may be observable as phenotypic variations






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






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






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






35. What people SHOULD do according to values and norms






36. System of symbols - mediate b/n an individual and his world. Way of Life. Make sense of world - motivate behavior






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






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






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






40. Shorthand - Morse Code






41. Ritual of Greek Citizenship






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






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






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






45. A polygamous mating system involving one female and many males.






46. Spread of innovations in the Cradle of Civilization . Modified: Various centers spread innovation






47. One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic - such as hair color






48. The application of scientific principles to agriculture especially to animal breeding






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






50. Mexico - sun/war/civilization gods - subord women - human sacrifice - cannibalism - time/calendars. Caste system - architecture - learning and the arts - polytheistic - pictorial alphabet