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DSST General Anthropology

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1. 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






2. Study of remains found in layers of soil and rock






3. 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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4. Aborigine (dreamtime/totem)






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






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






7. Describe behavior in insider/natives own terms. Actor's own reasons - interpretations - customs - beliefs






8. Cradle of mankind. tanzania (30m long) Leakey family (1950s) 7 layers. found tools of habillus and erectus.






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Anthropologist: symbolic anthropology. Interpretation of cultures.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. The actual time (usually measured in years) as determined by radioactive decay of elements






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Mexico - sun/war/civilization gods - subord women - human sacrifice - cannibalism - time/calendars. Caste system - architecture - learning and the arts - polytheistic - pictorial alphabet






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






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






30. Determining the success of a project






31. Invented smelting of iron






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






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






34. Domestication of plants - gardening using man-powered tools. Labor Intensive/Surplus/Social Stratification






35. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.






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






37. 20 century anthropologist.structural-functionalism. primitive societies - Durkhiem






38. Relatives through marriage






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






40. Things all people do the same way (language)






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Relatives on each side of marriage - extending at least to second cousin. Urbanization - migration = less importance






46. 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.






47. People group: (S. Mesopotamia/Iraq). Advanced Tech (bronze tools/weapons). Writing (cuneiform) - law - educations - intellectual - economic. City-state government






48. Melanesia (SW Pacific WWII+). Western goods created by ancestral spirits (intended for them - but controlled by whites).






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






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