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DSST General Anthropology

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1. The aspect of archaeology that deals with the past of man before he learned to write has - since the middle of the 19th century - aka prehistory.






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






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






4. Common in non-intensive food production. Villages=Various descent groups (clans/bands) - no formal govt or social classes.






5. 40 -000 to 8000 B.C. homo sapiens. Found in France. Brain size 1 -400cc. Created art. paleolithic.






6. Symbols that provide info about a person or object (red light=danger)






7. Thinker. functionalism. religion. suicide






8. 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






9. (skills that only some people have) Playing guitar - understanding algebra.






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






11. Planned - rescue - and accidental.






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






13. Ritual of Greek Citizenship






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






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






16. Any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation






17. Common ancestor. Endogamy forbidden (regarded as incest). Can be Matriclan/Patriclan






18. (Reverence): Most rituals mark day - month - season - year - stage of life - new event. Burial Rituals found from 20kya






19. 1962; employ mine detectors. pulsed-induction meter and the soil-conductivity meter detect magnetic soil anomalies - only if the features are fairly shallow.






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






21. Goods flow to central place - and are distributed again (Eg -US Tax System). Reqs strong central political organization. Sometimes Prestige is derived from giving away valuables






22. Massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities - Sumerians.






23. The process by which a living organism adapts to its environment.






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






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






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






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






28. Anthropologist: After armchair anthro...embarked on early anthro expeditions (not scientifically rigorous).






29. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






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






31. Hispanic ritual - 15 yr girl - sneakers to high heel






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






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






34. African CLICK language speakers. (click also used in Bantu - Zulu - Xhosa - Damin)






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






36. Ruthless empire. By 665BC=Palestine - Syria - Asia Minor - Persian Gulf. buffer b/n civil Middle East & Barbarians.fell in 612BC. Internal revolution - and defeat by NeoBabylonians (Chaldeans)






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






38. What people ACTUALLY do in everyday - real life interactio






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






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






41. A theory stressing the importance of interdependence among all behavior patterns and institutions within a social system to its long-term survival. (Emile Durkheim)






42. Aborigine (dreamtime/totem)






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






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






45. 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






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






47. What people SHOULD do according to values and norms






48. Cluster of 3 or more sibs - clans - kinship groups considered a single unit (but retain sep IDs within) - Native Americans: Used animal sign to ID (Tlingit Tribe: Matri] - Intermarriage b/n phratries was mandated)






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






50. Acting as a communiction link between producers and users of new technology