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DSST General Anthropology

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1. 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.






2. Set of rights and obligations inherent in a social position.






3. An impersonal supernatural force that flows in and out of people and objects






4. Communication element. Represents a complex of person - object - group - or idea. Graphically or Representationally.






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






6. Runway/airstrip/radios (coconuts and straw to attract aircraft with cargo). Ritual marches (twigs/guns - insignia 'USA' to look like soldiers)






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






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






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






10. A homo erectus discovered by Dutch physician and anatomist Eugene Dubois in 1891 in JAVA Indonesia -






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






13. The skeletal remains of Homo erectus - found at Zhoukoudian - near Peking - China - in the late 1930s and early 1940s and subsequently lost during World War II






14. Personal quirks: Get up at certain time - order of getting dressed - etc






15. British Hieroglyphics translator -Father of Archeology






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






17. Species of people that inhabited much of Europe and the Mediterranean lands c. 200 -000-28 -000 years ago. The name derives from the discovery in 1856 of remains in a cave above Germany's Neander Valley. Neanderthals were short - stout - and powerful






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






19. Early anthropologists such as E.B. Taylor and J.G. Frazer in England who worked mostly with materials collected by others - usually missionaries - traders - explorers - or colonial officials.






20. Improve welfare of people in underdeveloped countries (usually through economic growth).






21. Shorthand - Morse Code






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






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






24. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.






25. Invented smelting of iron






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






27. Identifying impact of federal development on archaeological sites and historical buildings






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






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






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






31. Spread of something from one group to another






32. Also known as 'biological anthropology -' studies the mechanisms of biological evolution - genetic inheritance - human adaptability and variation - primatology - and the fossil record of human evolution.






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






34. Religion. Most important intellectual development. Flourished b/c of weakening Egypt & annihilation of Hittites (1200BC)






35. The science dealing with the measurement of the human body to determine differences in individuals or groups






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. Flat/broad nosed primates; New World monkeys






42. Hypertrophic horticulture among large populations






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






44. The scientific study of the structure - sounds - and meaning of language






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






46. Food foragers (in-sync with env - see themselves as a harmonious part of natural world).






47. Belief of early anthropologist that cultures evolve through various stages from a simpler and more primitive state to a complex and more culturally advanced state.






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






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






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







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