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DSST General Anthropology

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






2. Method of detecting buried features by locating the magnetic disturbances they cause: (1957-58) proton magnetometer - the proton gradiometer - and the fluxgate gradiometer.






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






4. Consists of social impact assessment - evaluation research - technology development research - cultural resource assessment






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






6. The archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome






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






8. Ancient Roman patrilineal clan that shared the same surname - and a legendary common ancestor (worshipped)






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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)






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






14. Runway/airstrip/radios (coconuts and straw to attract aircraft with cargo). Ritual marches (twigs/guns - insignia 'USA' to look like soldiers)






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






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






17. Social Movements to build an ideology that is relevant to changing cultural needs (their understanding of world). Eg: Melanesian Cargo Cults - or Mormonism in the US (Joseph Smith)






18. 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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19. Set of rights and obligations inherent in a social position.






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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)






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






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






28. The linguistic hypothesis holds that language predisposes us to see the world in a certain way was developed by these two.






29. Cradle of mankind. tanzania (30m long) Leakey family (1950s) 7 layers. found tools of habillus and erectus.






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






31. 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.






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






33. Fixed at birth - unchangeable - endogamous. India: Brahmins - warriors - artisans - laborers (then untouchables)






34. Study of remains found in layers of soil and rock






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






36. Small segment of DNA that codes for the systhesis (creation) of a specific protein - and thus determines a trait.






37. Ways to date artifacts






38. USA/Mexico/C. Am. Corn (maize) - beans - squash 6500BC (village life not until 2k BC).- Neolithic






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






40. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical primitive traits: side eyes - wet nose - nocturnal - dental combs






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






42. Spread of something from one group to another






43. 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






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






45. The observable characteristics of an organism - including physical appearance.






46. Branch of anthropology - systematic and detailed comparison of human races - their origin - distribution - culture - etc.






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






48. The sum total of the genes carried by the individual members of the population






49. (3k BC) Spread copper tools to Sudan - but rest of Africa passed directly from Mesolithic to Iron Age. Theocracy government. (Bronze age)






50. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.