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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Anthrpologist: Arapaho - archeo/anthro. preservation of Indian tribal culture. salvage ethnography. student of Boas.






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Indissoluble in Roman Catholic and Hindu. Pueblo Indians: woman simply leaves moccasins on the doorstep (NM -AZ) No divorce allowed in Malta - Philippines. Low divorce rate in Japan. Islam allows but discourages (3x limit)






8. The discovery and recording of archaeological sites and their examination by methods other than the use of the spade and the trowel






9. Position from which members engage in social practices. (Sociology focuses on interrelationship/effect of status






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






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






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






13. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






14. The sex cell of a plant or animal may contain one factor (allele) for different traits but not both factors needed to express the traits

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






16. 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






17. Seperation(leave) - Liminality(limbo) - Incorporation(rejoin).






18. New family you form when you marry and have children.






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






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






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






22. Theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. (Talcott Parsons)






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






24. The application of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and 'survival of the fittest' to human societies - particularly as justification for United States expansion. (white man's burden)






25. The exchange of genetic material between maternal and paternal chromosomes - creating a new combination of genes on the chromosome.






26. Determining the success of a project






27. Skipped Bronze Age. Intermediate Neolithic tools were used instead (Zaire - Ghana). But not in Kenya (no celts - axes etc)






28. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






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






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






31. Buying/selling goods & Services with prices set by supply & demand. (usually involves money). Haviland: Informal v. Formal (govt controlled)






32. Chopper-chopping tool industry (Pebble Industry). Wood -bone -stone tools. Homo Erectus. Hand-Axe (700kya): Abbevillian Industry (France) and later - Acheulian Industry (Eur/Af/As). Flake Stone Tools (flint): Clactonian Industry






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






34. Plants and animals all evolved over a long period of time from simple into more complex life forms. (Darwin)






35. Focusing efforts to implement positive change in a culture






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Research in which the data is recorded in numerical form.






41. Ritual in Japan/Samurai - boys 12-16 - temple - adult clothes/hair






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






43. 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..






44. Man marries widow of his dead brother






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






46. Ancient Roman patrilineal clan that shared the same surname - and a legendary common ancestor (worshipped)






47. Collecting community data for use by development planners






48. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.






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






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