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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Basic building blocks of culture. Without them - there is no culture






2. Change based on belief in inevitable advance of science and Western secularism. Industrial growth - consolidation of the state - bureaucratization - market economy - tech advances - literacy - social mobility






3. Anthropologist: Survival=Symbolic form of earlier custom (mock battle in nuptial rituals=vestige of actually 'capturing the bride'






4. Determining the success of a project






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






6. Ways to date artifacts






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






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






9. 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






10. Branch of anthropology - systematic and detailed comparison of human races - their origin - distribution - culture - etc.






11. 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






12. Ancestors to modern gorillas - chimpanzees - orangutans and humans who diverged 30 million years ago from monkeys. Characteristics include: large - strong jaw - large brain and partially erect posture.






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






14. 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)






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






16. 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






17. Primary form of support for existing political leadership. Based on internal values of the people - not so much coercion






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






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






20. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






21. Animistic/Shamanistic. Animal or other naturalistic figure that spiritually represents a person or a clan (intimate relationship)






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






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






24. A process in which chromosomes physically exchange parts.






25. Yanonamo Village invites another village. Social gathering/political alliances (like dinner party). Yan=deceiptful






26. (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)






27. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






28. The earliest member of the genus Homo - ape-like - found on sites dating 2mya Dr. Leakey in Olduvai Gorge - Africa. 775cc brain (1/2 sapien) tool users. Lived 50 -000 years. 'handy man'






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






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






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






32. A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food - clothing - and shelter.






33. Groups descended from mother or father's line only. (unilateral)






34. 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






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






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






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






38. (Middle Stone Age): 10kya. Hunter/Gatherer (w/ fish). Baskets - Pots - - harpoons - canoes - store food. Holocene. Not much development in art - focused on inventions - diversification of subsistence strategies






39. 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






40. Thinkers: linguistics






41. Characteristics are inherited independently from other characteristics


42. 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






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






44. The study of the patterns and distributions of speech sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.






45. Specialization in Indus Socs. Not in Tribal Socs (age/gender decides who does what). Amazon tribes specialize though






46. The living world. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist






47. Hypertrophic horticulture among large populations






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






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






50. Early humans and human like creature. Erect - large complex brain - tool-using - community organization.