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DSST General Anthropology

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1. <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






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






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






4. By-product of grinding red ochre (magic powers) - Neolithic






5. The study of the different sounds employed by language.






6. 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






7. Anthropologist: Indians (North - Central - South America). Recorded folktales of blacks in N. America and West Indies.






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






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






10. 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






11. Strong social prohibition. Abhorrent to society. Eg - Hinduism: killing the co






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






13. German archeologists who discovered the site of Troy in the late 1800's






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






15. Ritual in Burma/Thai boy monks 7-14 - 'Jewel Princess'






16. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical primitive traits: side eyes - wet nose - nocturnal - dental combs






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






18. 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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19. A process in which chromosomes physically exchange parts.






20. Difference in the genes between different species or members of the same species - caused by the varying number of structure of the chromosome. Not all may be observable as phenotypic variations






21. Ancient Hebrew manuscripts hidden in clay jars in caves near Qumran by the Dead Sea that were discovered accidentally by Bedouin while looking for a stray animal in 1947..






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






23. Ritual of Greek Citizenship






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






25. The process through which genes pass from the gene pool of one population through mating and reproduction to that of another.






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






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






28. Logic/Observation (not gods). Thales - Xenophanes - Pyhtagorus - Hippocrates. Differed from Near Eastern thought.






29. 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






30. Civilization to invent 'zero'






31. British Hieroglyphics translator -Father of Archeology






32. Study of human activity and cultures through material remains. non-natural science. half science - half humanity. Fills in gaps in human history.






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. Muslim (up to 4 wives by law). Middle East - Asia - North Africa. Native Americans (before European values)






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Research that refers to in-depth study using face-to-face or observation techniques to collect data from people in their natural settings.






43. The elementary structure. all cultural systems are built is a set of four types of organically linked relationships: brother/sister - husband/wife - father/son - and mother's brother/sister's son. (Levi-Strauss).






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






45. (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






46. Technology that Spread east to Indus River Valley (India) by 5k BC






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






48. Determining the success of a project






49. Catarrhini (hooked nose). Asia - Africa - Europe. large mammals. ground dwellers. carniverous. harems/sexual dimorphism. non-prehensile tails (baboons - macaque - proboscic monkey.






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