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DSST General Anthropology

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






2. Each inherited characteristic is determined by two heredity factors/genes - one from each parent - which determines whether a gene will be dominant or recessive.


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






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






5. (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






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






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






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






9. Large neolithic farming village in Turkey during 6700 B.C. - 5700 B.C.






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






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






12. 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.






13. Aborigine (dreamtime/totem)






14. 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






15. Structionalism. Amazon tribe. ethnographic.






16. 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






17. Action - research & development - community - advocacy - cultural/social marketing






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






19. Anthropologist: How natives think - mystic participation






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






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






22. Family that raised you






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Cluster of 3 or more sibs - clans - kinship groups considered a single unit (but retain sep IDs within) - Native Americans: Used animal sign to ID (Tlingit Tribe: Matri] - Intermarriage b/n phratries was mandated)






30. Authority is allocated. Use force to achieve peace & conformance with law & custom - maintain territory against ext threat.






31. A process in which chromosomes physically exchange parts.






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






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






34. Common ancestor. Endogamy forbidden (regarded as incest). Can be Matriclan/Patriclan






35. Relatives through marriage






36. Yanonamo Village invites another village. Social gathering/political alliances (like dinner party). Yan=deceiptful






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






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






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






40. Spread of innovations in the Cradle of Civilization . Modified: Various centers spread innovation






41. Civilization to invent 'zero'






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






43. Collecting community data for use by development planners






44. Relatives on each side of marriage - extending at least to second cousin. Urbanization - migration = less importance






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






46. Shorthand - Morse Code






47. 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






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






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






50. Story with deep explanatory or symbolic resonance for a culture