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DSST General Anthropology

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1. From Africa to Eurasia (through Himalayas/Silk Road - across straight of Gilbralter.






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






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






4. Invented smelting of iron






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






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






7. Hypertrophic horticulture among large populations






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






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






10. What people SHOULD do according to values and norms






11. 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






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






13. The school of thought developed by the French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss - in which cultures - viewed as systems - are analyzed in terms of the structural relations among their elements. Referring to mental structure.






14. Began 5k ya in Mesopotamia - Egypt - possible to create flood control plans. Later in India - China - then Europe.






15. The 1st in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. (hunter-gatherer - hordes - no class - no ownership).






16. Change based on belief in inevitable advance of science and Western secularism. Industrial growth - consolidation of the state - bureaucratization - market economy - tech advances - literacy - social mobility






17. Essential mechanism of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin - and is the process by which those members of a particular species that are better adapted to their environment survive longer and produce more offspring than the poorer adapted.






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






19. Women are material objects - promised to a man in return for reciprocity (usually another woman - or political alliance






20. Belief of early anthropologist that cultures evolve through various stages from a simpler and more primitive state to a complex and more culturally advanced state.






21. Animistic/Shamanistic. Animal or other naturalistic figure that spiritually represents a person or a clan (intimate relationship)






22. The 2nd in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. (Domestication of animals - cultivation)






23. All the knowledge and values shared by a society






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






25. Holistic study of humanity.






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






27. 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






28. Primary form of support for existing political leadership. Based on internal values of the people - not so much coercion






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






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






31. Anthropologist: symbolic anthropology. Interpretation of cultures.






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






33. 'Verbal Evaluation - Patterns of Association - symbolic Indicators(wealth/dress/job)'. Haviland






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






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






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






37. 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)






38. The exchange of genetic material between maternal and paternal chromosomes - creating a new combination of genes on the chromosome.






39. The process through which genes pass from the gene pool of one population through mating and reproduction to that of another.






40. Anthropologist: How natives think - mystic participation






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






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






43. Giving and receiving are specific as to value of goods - and time of delivery.






44. 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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45. The non-living world. the area from the surface of earth down to its center.






46. 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.






47. Anthropologist: 12-volume comparative study of Religion (using ethnographic details) - evolution of religion from magic.






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






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






50. Ways to date artifacts







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