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DSST General Anthropology

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






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






3. Anthropologist: How natives think - mystic participation






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






5. Political order (polity) is not a distinct institution - it is embedded in the overall social order. No formal govt






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






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






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






9. The study of the principles and rules that regulate word structure in language.






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






11. The commonness of the occurrence of any particular allele in a population (a fraction)






12. The process of removing earth carefully and systemically from an area in order to find buried remains






13. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






14. Anthropologist: cross-cultural values






15. Civilization to invent 'zero'






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






17. 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)






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






19. With reference to the writing of P. Teilhard de Chardin - a stage - world or sphere of evolutionary development characterized by consciousness - the mind - information and interpersonal relationships.






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






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






22. Marks change in social or sexual status. Birth - Circumcision - Coming of Age - Wedding - Menopause - Death






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






24. (some people do it differently) Sex roles - religion - age roles






25. Spread of innovations in the Cradle of Civilization . Modified: Various centers spread innovation






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






27. The subfield of anthropology that focuses on variations in cultural behaviors among human populations






28. Flat/broad nosed primates; New World monkeys






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






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






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






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






33. A change or alteration in nitrogenous bases of DNA.






34. Shift of population from food production to specialization. Strong sense of ownership of land.






35. 1962; employ mine detectors. pulsed-induction meter and the soil-conductivity meter detect magnetic soil anomalies - only if the features are fairly shallow.






36. Man marries widow of his dead brother






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Evaluate other groups according to OUR OWN standards (judging)






43. Penalty for violating moral principle or law. Larger society=more formal sanction






44. Family who excavate Olduvai Gorge






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






46. 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..






47. Created by Setting upper grindstone at an angle when grinding red ochre=sharp edge=Celt (like a chisel or axe - Egypt)- Neolithic






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






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






50. Communal Ownership of Land. Some ownership - but pastures - forests - mountains - waterways - sacred grounds - are shared