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DSST General Anthropology

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






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






3. Species of people that inhabited much of Europe and the Mediterranean lands c. 200 -000-28 -000 years ago. The name derives from the discovery in 1856 of remains in a cave above Germany's Neander Valley. Neanderthals were short - stout - and powerful






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






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






6. Anthropologist: formation of personalities






7. (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






8. Thinkers: linguistics






9. Buying/selling goods & Services with prices set by supply & demand. (usually involves money). Haviland: Informal v. Formal (govt controlled)






10. Shorthand - Morse Code






11. Anthropologist: reciprocity - gift economy - Durkheim's nephew






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






13. Based on institutionalized beliefs and practices dealing with ultimate meaning of life. Belief stems from their experience of the world.






14. Plants and animals all evolved over a long period of time from simple into more complex life forms. (Darwin)






15. Thinker. functionalism. religion. suicide






16. <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






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






18. Ceremonial distrib of property/gifts to affirm social status. Ritual generosity - conspic consump. Wealth used to purchase Prestige. NW Pacific Indian Tribes Haida - Nuxalk - Tlingit - Tsimshian - Salish - Nuu-chah-nulth - and Kwakiutl. Also similar






19. Marks change in social or sexual status. Birth - Circumcision - Coming of Age - Wedding - Menopause - Death






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






21. Provisional sampling cuts to explore potential excavation sites. Tigris/Euphrates flooded regularly so hard to navigate.






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






23. 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






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






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






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






28. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical characteristics that larger brains - binocular vision - parental care - longer gestational period - slower maturation.






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






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






31. First farming. 9-7k BC. Middle East (Iraq - Iran - Israel etc.) Barley - wheat - sheep - goats. (cows/pigs later). Spread from Middle East north to Europe - Neolithic






32. Family who excavate Olduvai Gorge






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






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






35. The archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome






36. (skills that only some people have) Playing guitar - understanding algebra.






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






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






39. The 3rd in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. Human form of culture. many people in urban center - smelt metals - method of writing.






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






41. Old Stone Age. 2.5 mya - 2kya. Chipped stone tools. earliest human ancestors. pleistocene.






42. 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.






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






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






45. Not universal. Evolved in last 10k years (surplus food - development of states). States are political system most likely to go to war






46. Basic building blocks of culture. Without them - there is no culture






47. Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item. millions of years.






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






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






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