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DSST General Anthropology

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






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






3. Also known as 'biological anthropology -' studies the mechanisms of biological evolution - genetic inheritance - human adaptability and variation - primatology - and the fossil record of human evolution.






4. Shift of population from food production to specialization. Strong sense of ownership of land.






5. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.






6. Relatives through marriage






7. Flat/broad nosed primates; New World monkeys






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






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






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






11. (New Stone Age): 10kya. Domestic animals - villages - pottery - weaving - food producing (not collecting). Holocene. Beginning of real civilization (Final stage of prehistoric cult evol/techno dev)






12. Pueblco - Fremont - Missisippian






13. Man marries widow of his dead brother






14. The children of a parent's siblings of the opposite sex (mother's brothers - father's sisters).






15. Structionalism. Amazon tribe. ethnographic.






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






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






18. Using anthropological expertise on a practical level to understand and alleviate human problems. Eg - Impact of a new agriculture system in a society - causes of illiteracy among adults in a given group






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






20. Provisional sampling cuts to explore potential excavation sites. Tigris/Euphrates flooded regularly so hard to navigate.






21. A theory stressing the importance of interdependence among all behavior patterns and institutions within a social system to its long-term survival. (Emile Durkheim)






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






23. The study of the literal meanings and the interpretation of words.






24. Exchange of goods/services/gifts/emotions b/n two parties. Often ritual/ceremony. Characteristic of HG groups






25. The linguistic hypothesis holds that language predisposes us to see the world in a certain way was developed by these two.






26. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






27. 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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28. Anthropologist: reciprocity - gift economy - Durkheim's nephew






29. Closest living animal to modern humans. 96% same DNA.






30. Invented smelting of iron






31. Thinkers: linguistics






32. What people SHOULD do according to values and norms






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






34. 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.






35. British Hieroglyphics translator -Father of Archeology






36. Holistic study of humanity.






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






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






39. Either of 2 sibs - clans - kinship groups - of unilateral descent - that together make up a tribe or society






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






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






42. A systematic and detailed description of a particular culture primarily based on fieldwork - direct contact - and qualitive research.






43. Anthropologist: After armchair anthro...embarked on early anthro expeditions (not scientifically rigorous).






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






45. Civilization to invent 'zero'






46. Mexico - sun/war/civilization gods - subord women - human sacrifice - cannibalism - time/calendars. Caste system - architecture - learning and the arts - polytheistic - pictorial alphabet






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






48. Old Stone Age. 2.5 mya - 2kya. Chipped stone tools. earliest human ancestors. pleistocene.






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






50. Giving and receiving are specific as to value of goods - and time of delivery.







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