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DSST General Anthropology

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






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






3. (Middle Stone Age): 10kya. Hunter/Gatherer (w/ fish). Baskets - Pots - - harpoons - canoes - store food. Holocene. Not much development in art - focused on inventions - diversification of subsistence strategies






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






5. Ritual of Greek Citizenship






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






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






8. The sum total of the genes carried by the individual members of the population






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






10. The earliest member of the genus Homo - ape-like - found on sites dating 2mya Dr. Leakey in Olduvai Gorge - Africa. 775cc brain (1/2 sapien) tool users. Lived 50 -000 years. 'handy man'






11. Holistic study of humanity.






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






13. Ruthless empire. By 665BC=Palestine - Syria - Asia Minor - Persian Gulf. buffer b/n civil Middle East & Barbarians.fell in 612BC. Internal revolution - and defeat by NeoBabylonians (Chaldeans)






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






15. Either of 2 sibs - clans - kinship groups - of unilateral descent - that together make up a tribe or society






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






17. Cluster of 3 or more sibs - clans - kinship groups considered a single unit (but retain sep IDs within) - Native Americans: Used animal sign to ID (Tlingit Tribe: Matri] - Intermarriage b/n phratries was mandated)






18. Characteristics are inherited independently from other characteristics

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19. Civilization to invent 'zero'






20. 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.






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






22. World's first cities appeared between the years 4000 and 3500 BC.






23. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






24. (Reverence): Most rituals mark day - month - season - year - stage of life - new event. Burial Rituals found from 20kya






25. 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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26. What people ACTUALLY do in everyday - real life interactio






27. (1940)archaeological prospecting employing electricity and magnetic fields. A method of large-scale oil prospecting: electrical conductivity present in the soil.






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






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






30. Platyrrhini - south america - small mammals - tree dwellers - prehensile tails - noctural - monogamous (gibbons - marmosets)






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






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






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






35. Basic building blocks of culture. Without them - there is no culture






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. Planned - rescue - and accidental.






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






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






44. Half way b/n tribe and state. Kin-based. Permanent group-based differencesin access to resources. Permanent Political Structure






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Research that refers to in-depth study using face-to-face or observation techniques to collect data from people in their natural settings.






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