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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Earliest known bipedal hominid with ape like brain - ex. Lucy 3.2 mya. 400cc brain. Africa.






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






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






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






5. Chopper-chopping tool industry (Pebble Industry). Wood -bone -stone tools. Homo Erectus. Hand-Axe (700kya): Abbevillian Industry (France) and later - Acheulian Industry (Eur/Af/As). Flake Stone Tools (flint): Clactonian Industry






6. 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.






7. Cultural phenom existed for a reason - but persist when conditions change (superstition=vestige of rational practices).






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






9. Thinker: social stratification






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






17. Evaluating other groups according to THEIR standards (not judging)






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






19. <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






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






21. Gene flow usually occuring in humans as a result of actual migration of populations (either forced or voluntary).






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






23. The archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome






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






25. 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






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






27. A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food - clothing - and shelter.






28. Skipped Bronze Age. Intermediate Neolithic tools were used instead (Zaire - Ghana). But not in Kenya (no celts - axes etc)






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






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






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






32. Family that raised you






33. (Middle Stone Age): 10kya. Hunter/Gatherer (w/ fish). Baskets - Pots - - harpoons - canoes - store food. Holocene. Not much development in art - focused on inventions - diversification of subsistence strategies






34. King of Babylon. had law code (discipline - order in society - pessimistic outlook) Sanctioned by the gods






35. Shorthand - Morse Code






36. Improve welfare of people in underdeveloped countries (usually through economic growth).






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






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






39. 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.






40. Pueblco - Fremont - Missisippian






41. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






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






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






44. All cultures accept. But only 20% of societies are considered strictly monogamous (one marriage per lifetime)






45. The study of how people use language in context - how utterances are used - either figuratively or literally - in communicative acts.






46. Determining the success of a project






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






48. Traces back to ONE person






49. 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)






50. Communication element. Represents a complex of person - object - group - or idea. Graphically or Representationally.