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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Set of rights and obligations inherent in a social position.






2. Hypertrophic horticulture among large populations






3. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






4. 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






5. Anthropologist: cross-cultural values






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






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






8. A social bond based on common ancestry - marriage - or adoption






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






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






11. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest






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






13. A systematic and detailed description of a particular culture primarily based on fieldwork - direct contact - and qualitive research.






14. Large neolithic farming village in Turkey during 6700 B.C. - 5700 B.C.






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






16. Civilization to invent 'zero'






17. Any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation






18. 'Upright Man' - An extinct species of the genus Homo - Africa/Europe/Asia. fire and tools. hand ax. early speech.






19. Collecting community data for use by development planners






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






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






22. Used to date organic remains and rocks from 50 -000yrs ago to present (atomic physics)






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






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






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






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






27. Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law






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






29. (Reverence): Most rituals mark day - month - season - year - stage of life - new event. Burial Rituals found from 20kya






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Anthropologist: How natives think - mystic participation






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






36. A theory stressing the importance of interdependence among all behavior patterns and institutions within a social system to its long-term survival. (Emile Durkheim)






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






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






39. British Hieroglyphics translator -Father of Archeology






40. 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.






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






42. 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]






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






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






46. Viewpoint of Anthropologists. Economy that is embedded within other social structures and institutions. Interaction of humans with their environment - methods of 'want' satisfaction. Holistic. Opponents argue that Formalist approach only applies to m






47. 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






48. 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.






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






50. Anthropologist: formation of personalities