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DSST General Anthropology

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






2. Mobile Foragers (Eskimo) combine nuclear families. Don't allow accumulated wealth - prize generosity - equality of resources






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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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9. <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






10. Lemurs - monkeys - Apes and humans. Prehensile/Grasping hands..Some-opposable thumb - larger males than females. flat fingernails.






11. Ceremonial distrib of property/gifts to affirm social status. Ritual generosity - conspic consump. Wealth used to purchase Prestige. NW Pacific Indian Tribes Haida - Nuxalk - Tlingit - Tsimshian - Salish - Nuu-chah-nulth - and Kwakiutl. Also similar






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






13. System of symbols - mediate b/n an individual and his world. Way of Life. Make sense of world - motivate behavior






14. 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






15. Family that raised you






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






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






18. British Hieroglyphics translator -Father of Archeology






19. Anthropologist: Pacific Islands(SamoaPolynesia) - cultural effects on development of personality






20. Anthropologist: Indians (North - Central - South America). Recorded folktales of blacks in N. America and West Indies.






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






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






23. Perform Rituals in belief that ancestors will recognize their own people and make very valuable cargo come (utopian/millenial). John Frum






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






25. From Africa to Eurasia (through Himalayas/Silk Road - across straight of Gilbralter.






26. Non-industrial socs. People produce own food - but an elite controls a portion of production






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






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






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






30. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






31. The study of the different sounds employed by language.






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






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






34. 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






35. Indians: Tribal villages (farmer class) - religious urban centers (priest class) - TIME/Astronomy/math - pyramids - reptilian gods.






36. Closest living animal to modern humans. 96% same DNA.






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






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






39. (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest






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






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






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






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






44. Ritual of Greek Citizenship






45. Referring to time as it relates to something older or younger; not exact dates.






46. Study of human activity and cultures through material remains. non-natural science. half science - half humanity. Fills in gaps in human history.






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






48. What people SHOULD do according to values and norms






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






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







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