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DSST General Anthropology

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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






5. Acting as a communiction link between producers and users of new technology






6. <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






7. Adenine - guanine - cytosine - thymine that form genetic code.






8. The 2nd in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. (Domestication of animals - cultivation)






9. Position from which members engage in social practices. (Sociology focuses on interrelationship/effect of status






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






11. Form of government of Hittites - Assyrians - Babylonians - Israelites






12. The 1st in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. (hunter-gatherer - hordes - no class - no ownership).






13. The exchange of genetic material between maternal and paternal chromosomes - creating a new combination of genes on the chromosome.






14. One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic - such as hair color






15. 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.






16. Focusing efforts to implement positive change in a culture






17. 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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18. Spread of something from one group to another






19. Man marries widow of his dead brother






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Early humans and human like creature. Erect - large complex brain - tool-using - community organization.






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






28. 40 -000 to 8000 B.C. homo sapiens. Found in France. Brain size 1 -400cc. Created art. paleolithic.






29. A larger collection of DNA that contains many genes and the support proteins needed to control these genes.






30. (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






31. Category of individuals who enjoy equal prestige according to a society. (Perception of class is relative). Economics - social status - aesthetic preferences - behavior - occupation - appearance - civic involvement






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. First used in admin of British Colonies by Northcote Thomas in Nigeria in 1908. 'Age of Enlightenment'/Natural Science






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






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






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






42. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






43. Things all people do the same way (language)






44. The process by which a living organism adapts to its environment.






45. 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]






46. Family who excavate Olduvai Gorge






47. (3k BC) Spread copper tools to Sudan - but rest of Africa passed directly from Mesolithic to Iron Age. Theocracy government. (Bronze age)






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






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






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