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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Invented smelting of iron






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






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






4. Wheat - barley - flax began in Asia. Entered Africa through Nile Delta (Egypt). One form of wheat began in Ethiopia. - Neolithic






5. The living world. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist






6. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






7. The application of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and 'survival of the fittest' to human societies - particularly as justification for United States expansion. (white man's burden)






8. Thinker. functionalism. religion. suicide






9. Describe behavior in terms familiar to the observer (enables comparative research - and making universal claims)






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






11. Flat/broad nosed primates; New World monkeys






12. (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






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






15. The earliest member of the genus Homo - ape-like - found on sites dating 2mya Dr. Leakey in Olduvai Gorge - Africa. 775cc brain (1/2 sapien) tool users. Lived 50 -000 years. 'handy man'






16. The archaeology of ancient Egypt






17. 1962; employ mine detectors. pulsed-induction meter and the soil-conductivity meter detect magnetic soil anomalies - only if the features are fairly shallow.






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






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






20. Shorthand - Morse Code






21. 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






22. A process in which chromosomes physically exchange parts.






23. 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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24. Massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities - Sumerians.






25. Africa: Jackals=Dogs. Donkeys - cats. (entered religious thought - animistic philosphy of Egypt) - Neolithic






26. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest






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






28. Penalty for violating moral principle or law. Larger society=more formal sanction






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






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






31. 'Upright Man' - An extinct species of the genus Homo - Africa/Europe/Asia. fire and tools. hand ax. early speech.






32. Created by repeated pecking at grindstones b/c too smooth to grind red ochre=Macehead (Egypt/Nile Valley)- Neolithic






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






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






35. Goods flow to central place - and are distributed again (Eg -US Tax System). Reqs strong central political organization. Sometimes Prestige is derived from giving away valuables






36. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






37. 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)






38. 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.






39. Transfer of cultural traits/ideas from one society/ethnic group to another. McDonald's (US=Fast Food - China=Special Occasion)






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






41. (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






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






43. Spread of something from one group to another






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






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






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






47. Relatives through marriage






48. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






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






50. 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