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DSST General Anthropology

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1. The 3rd in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. Human form of culture. many people in urban center - smelt metals - method of writing.






2. Catarrhini (hooked nose). Asia - Africa - Europe. large mammals. ground dwellers. carniverous. harems/sexual dimorphism. non-prehensile tails (baboons - macaque - proboscic monkey.






3. 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.






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






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






6. <40kya): Regional stone tool industries (Perigordian - Aurignacian - Solutrean - Magdelenian) - More complex - specialized - variety of tools. Regional artistic traditions. Homosapien - Neanderthal - Cro-magnon. Small Sculptures (E. Eur): Small - por






7. (HG) Personalized - supernatural beings (souls or gods) inhabit ordinary objects and govern their existence. Everything has a soul. Zambia - Congo - Gabon - Guinea - Indonesia - Japan - Laos - Myanmar - Peru - Philippines (+ Canada - Russia - Sweden






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






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






10. 'Upright Man' - An extinct species of the genus Homo - Africa/Europe/Asia. fire and tools. hand ax. early speech.






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






12. Thinkers: linguistics






13. Person is considered equally related to kinfolk on either side of the family. Western Socs. (bilateral)






14. Position from which members engage in social practices. (Sociology focuses on interrelationship/effect of status






15. Ritual in Japan/Samurai - boys 12-16 - temple - adult clothes/hair






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






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






18. The application of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and 'survival of the fittest' to human societies - particularly as justification for United States expansion. (white man's burden)






19. Using anthropological expertise on a practical level to understand and alleviate human problems. Eg - Impact of a new agriculture system in a society - causes of illiteracy among adults in a given group






20. Each inherited characteristic is determined by two heredity factors/genes - one from each parent - which determines whether a gene will be dominant or recessive.

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21. 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.






22. Story with deep explanatory or symbolic resonance for a culture






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






24. All the knowledge and values shared by a society






25. Buying/selling goods & Services with prices set by supply & demand. (usually involves money). Haviland: Informal v. Formal (govt controlled)






26. Anthropologist: reciprocity - gift economy - Durkheim's nephew






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






28. A systematic and detailed description of a particular culture primarily based on fieldwork - direct contact - and qualitive research.






29. Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law






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






31. Shorthand - Morse Code






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






33. Spread of an IDEA from one group to another.






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






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






36. 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..






37. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






38. 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






39. Spread of something from one group to another






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






41. The archaeology of ancient Egypt






42. Thinker. functionalism. religion. suicide






43. Action - research & development - community - advocacy - cultural/social marketing






44. Fixed at birth - unchangeable - endogamous. India: Brahmins - warriors - artisans - laborers (then untouchables)






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Refined the Flake Stone Tools (flint): Mousterian Industry. Neanderthal Man.