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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Small segment of DNA that codes for the systhesis (creation) of a specific protein - and thus determines a trait.






2. 1/2 Founder of Modern Anthropology. Ethnographic fieldwork - reciprocity - Pacific Islands. After Rivers (more rigor) 'Participant Observation'. WWI spent 2 years in Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)






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






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






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






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






7. Planned - rescue - and accidental.






8. (Foragers): Earliest and most stable form of human subsistence. Unit of production = Unit of Consumption. Of 150billion who have ever lived - 60% were HG. 99% of history as humans is as HG






9. Ways to date artifacts






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






11. 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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12. The archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome






13. Determining the success of a project






14. Shorthand - Morse Code






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






16. Evaluating other groups according to THEIR standards (not judging)






17. 40 -000 to 8000 B.C. homo sapiens. Found in France. Brain size 1 -400cc. Created art. paleolithic.






18. Traces back to ONE person






19. Cradle of mankind. tanzania (30m long) Leakey family (1950s) 7 layers. found tools of habillus and erectus.






20. Mobile Foragers (Eskimo) combine nuclear families. Don't allow accumulated wealth - prize generosity - equality of resources






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






22. From Africa to Eurasia (through Himalayas/Silk Road - across straight of Gilbralter.






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






24. 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






25. Collecting community data for use by development planners






26. Transfer of cultural traits/ideas from one society/ethnic group to another. McDonald's (US=Fast Food - China=Special Occasion)






27. 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






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






29. All the knowledge and values shared by a society






30. Created by repeated pecking at grindstones b/c too smooth to grind red ochre=Macehead (Egypt/Nile Valley)- Neolithic






31. Domestication of plants - gardening using man-powered tools. Labor Intensive/Surplus/Social Stratification






32. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






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






34. Anthropologist: cross-cultural values






35. Thinker: social stratification






36. 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






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






38. Describe behavior in terms familiar to the observer (enables comparative research - and making universal claims)






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






40. A group of sexually reproducing individuals (of the same species) mating with each other and sharing a common gene pool.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Africa: Jackals=Dogs. Donkeys - cats. (entered religious thought - animistic philosphy of Egypt) - Neolithic






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






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






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






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