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DSST General Anthropology

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






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






3. A homo erectus discovered by Dutch physician and anatomist Eugene Dubois in 1891 in JAVA Indonesia -






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






5. Cholula - Huastec - Mixtec - Olmec - Pipil - Totonac - Toltec - Zapote






6. Holistic study of humanity.






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






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






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






10. Associated with Julian Steward - study of adaptation of social culture to natural resources and other human groups.






11. Marks change in social or sexual status. Birth - Circumcision - Coming of Age - Wedding - Menopause - Death






12. Characteristics are inherited independently from other characteristics


13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. System of symbols - mediate b/n an individual and his world. Way of Life. Make sense of world - motivate behavior






20. The archaeology of ancient Egypt






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






22. Food foragers (in-sync with env - see themselves as a harmonious part of natural world).






23. Cohesive set of myths (religion/belief system)






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






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






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






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






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






29. Spread of an IDEA from one group to another.






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






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


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






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






34. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical characteristics that larger brains - binocular vision - parental care - longer gestational period - slower maturation.






35. Said anthropology is a 'Policy Science'. Urged for its use in improving the human condition. What is Culture - cross-cultural.






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






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






38. Belief of early anthropologist that cultures evolve through various stages from a simpler and more primitive state to a complex and more culturally advanced state.






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






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






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






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






43. Milan (1957) probe penetrates burial chambers and photographs walls and contents.






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






45. Man marries widow of his dead brother






46. Describe behavior in insider/natives own terms. Actor's own reasons - interpretations - customs - beliefs






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






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






49. (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)






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