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DSST General Anthropology

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1. 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)






2. 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]






3. Food foragers (in-sync with env - see themselves as a harmonious part of natural world).






4. A group of sexually reproducing individuals (of the same species) mating with each other and sharing a common gene pool.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Study of human activity and cultures through material remains. non-natural science. half science - half humanity. Fills in gaps in human history.






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






13. Things all people do the same way (language)






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






15. Specialization in Indus Socs. Not in Tribal Socs (age/gender decides who does what). Amazon tribes specialize though






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






17. (HG) Personalized - supernatural beings (souls or gods) inhabit ordinary objects and govern their existence. Everything has a soul. Zambia - Congo - Gabon - Guinea - Indonesia - Japan - Laos - Myanmar - Peru - Philippines (+ Canada - Russia - Sweden






18. Ways to date artifacts






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






20. Evaluate other groups according to OUR OWN standards (judging)






21. A change or alteration in nitrogenous bases of DNA.






22. The skeletal remains of Homo erectus - found at Zhoukoudian - near Peking - China - in the late 1930s and early 1940s and subsequently lost during World War II






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Anthropologist: (early 1900s): Culture = combination of universals - alternatives - specialties - individual peculiarities. The Study of Man (1936) and The Tree of Culture (1955)






30. Half way b/n tribe and a state. Permanent political structure. Transitional form of sociopol org in evolution of tribe to state






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






32. An impersonal supernatural force that flows in and out of people and objects






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






35. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






36. 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)






37. Family that raised you






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






39. <40kya): Regional stone tool industries (Perigordian - Aurignacian - Solutrean - Magdelenian) - More complex - specialized - variety of tools. Regional artistic traditions. Homosapien - Neanderthal - Cro-magnon. Small Sculptures (E. Eur): Small - por






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






41. Ancestors to modern gorillas - chimpanzees - orangutans and humans who diverged 30 million years ago from monkeys. Characteristics include: large - strong jaw - large brain and partially erect posture.






42. 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.






43. (Foragers): Earliest and most stable form of human subsistence. Unit of production = Unit of Consumption. Of 150billion who have ever lived - 60% were HG. 99% of history as humans is as HG






44. Anthropologist: formation of personalities






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






46. Ritual of Greek Citizenship






47. 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.






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






49. 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






50. The study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.