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DSST General Anthropology

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






2. Thinker: social stratification






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






4. Social Institutions - not theological - philosophical - or psychological phenomenons






5. Consists of social impact assessment - evaluation research - technology development research - cultural resource assessment






6. Spread from Middle East north to Europe (across Turkey/Greece into C. Eur. AND across Egypt/N Afr to Spain).Britain and Scandinavia became farming after 3k BC (Mesolithic Period).- Neolithic






7. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






8. Anthropologist: Pacific Islands(SamoaPolynesia) - cultural effects on development of personality






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






10. Things all people do the same way (language)






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






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






13. 'Verbal Evaluation - Patterns of Association - symbolic Indicators(wealth/dress/job)'. Haviland






14. Invented smelting of iron






15. Essential mechanism of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin - and is the process by which those members of a particular species that are better adapted to their environment survive longer and produce more offspring than the poorer adapted.






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






17. Based on institutionalized beliefs and practices dealing with ultimate meaning of life. Belief stems from their experience of the world.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Viewpoint of Anthropologists. Economy that is embedded within other social structures and institutions. Interaction of humans with their environment - methods of 'want' satisfaction. Holistic. Opponents argue that Formalist approach only applies to m






25. Anthropologist: symbolic anthropology. Interpretation of cultures.






26. Shorthand - Morse Code






27. Wheat - barley - flax began in Asia. Entered Africa through Nile Delta (Egypt). One form of wheat began in Ethiopia. - Neolithic






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






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






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






31. Melanesia (SW Pacific WWII+). Western goods created by ancestral spirits (intended for them - but controlled by whites).






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






33. Value of gift and time of repayment are not specified






34. Refined the Flake Stone Tools (flint): Mousterian Industry. Neanderthal Man.






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






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






37. Eg - Barter. Scarce goods from one group are exchanged for desirable goods from another group. Giver tries to come out on top. Ultimate form = taking by force.






38. The 1st in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. (hunter-gatherer - hordes - no class - no ownership).






39. Perform Rituals in belief that ancestors will recognize their own people and make very valuable cargo come (utopian/millenial). John Frum






40. World's first cities appeared between the years 4000 and 3500 BC.






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






42. Thinkers: linguistics






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






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






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






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






47. <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






48. The genetic makeup of an organism as indicated by its set of alleles - that determines hereditary potential/limits from embyro to adulthood.






49. Spread to Huang Ho (Yellow River Valley) of China - and SE Asia by 3500BC (millet and rice).- Neolithic






50. Permanent formal government structures and socioeconomic stratification. Most people in world's society. Autonomous political units - social classes - Formal govt based on Law - social status - population control - judges - law enf - fiscal.