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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Women are material objects - promised to a man in return for reciprocity (usually another woman - or political alliance






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






3. 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






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






5. Transfer of cultural traits/ideas from one society/ethnic group to another. McDonald's (US=Fast Food - China=Special Occasion)






6. (skills that only some people have) Playing guitar - understanding algebra.






7. The archaeology of ancient Egypt






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






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






10. The subfield of anthropology that focuses on variations in cultural behaviors among human populations






11. The 1st in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. (hunter-gatherer - hordes - no class - no ownership).






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






13. Massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities - Sumerians.






14. 1/2 Founder of Modern Anthropology. Ethnographic fieldwork - reciprocity - Pacific Islands. After Rivers (more rigor) 'Participant Observation'. WWI spent 2 years in Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)






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






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






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






18. 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


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






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






21. Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic formation in a double-helix; (Watson & Crick)






22. Characteristics are inherited independently from other characteristics


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






24. Civilization to invent 'zero'






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






26. Thinker. functionalism. religion. suicide






27. Father of Modern Anthropology - noted for applying the scientific method to the study of human cultures and societies. Opposed evolutionist.






28. Strong social prohibition. Abhorrent to society. Eg - Hinduism: killing the co






29. The observable characteristics of an organism - including physical appearance.






30. Found Australopathicus skull in 1959. Upright human footprints in 1978






31. (Veblen): Display of wealth by its owner for social prestige






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






33. Muslim (up to 4 wives by law). Middle East - Asia - North Africa. Native Americans (before European values)






34. Random change in allele frequencies that occurs in small populations. Sewall-Wright effect






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






36. Animistic/Shamanistic. Animal or other naturalistic figure that spiritually represents a person or a clan (intimate relationship)






37. Anthropologist: symbolic anthropology. Interpretation of cultures.






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






39. 1962; employ mine detectors. pulsed-induction meter and the soil-conductivity meter detect magnetic soil anomalies - only if the features are fairly shallow.






40. Associated with Julian Steward - study of adaptation of social culture to natural resources and other human groups.






41. The application of scientific principles to agriculture especially to animal breeding






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






43. The living world. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist






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






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






46. Family that raised you






47. Traces back to ONE person






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






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






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