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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Civilization to invent 'zero'






2. Found Australopathicus skull in 1959. Upright human footprints in 1978






3. Theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. (Talcott Parsons)






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






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






6. Shorthand - Morse Code






7. Muslim (up to 4 wives by law). Middle East - Asia - North Africa. Native Americans (before European values)






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






9. A polygamous mating system involving one female and many males.






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






11. Married couple + Kids (incl. Foster - adopted - natural children). Most common form in US.aka Conjugal Family






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






13. 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.






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






15. Common in non-intensive food production. Villages=Various descent groups (clans/bands) - no formal govt or social classes.






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






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






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






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






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






21. <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






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






23. Ways to date artifacts






24. Anthropologist: cross-cultural values






25. British Hieroglyphics translator -Father of Archeology






26. 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






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






28. 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]






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






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






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






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






34. The scientific study of the structure - sounds - and meaning of language






35. Indians: Tribal villages (farmer class) - religious urban centers (priest class) - TIME/Astronomy/math - pyramids - reptilian gods.






36. World's first cities appeared between the years 4000 and 3500 BC.






37. Spread of something from one group to another






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






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






40. Half way b/n tribe and state. Kin-based. Permanent group-based differencesin access to resources. Permanent Political Structure






41. Personal quirks: Get up at certain time - order of getting dressed - etc






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






43. Catarrhini (hooked nose). Asia - Africa - Europe. large mammals. ground dwellers. carniverous. harems/sexual dimorphism. non-prehensile tails (baboons - macaque - proboscic monkey.






44. The study of the different sounds employed by language.






45. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.






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






47. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; (Watson & Crick)






48. Platyrrhini - south america - small mammals - tree dwellers - prehensile tails - noctural - monogamous (gibbons - marmosets)






49. Lemurs - monkeys - Apes and humans. Prehensile/Grasping hands..Some-opposable thumb - larger males than females. flat fingernails.






50. (Veblen): Display of wealth by its owner for social prestige