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DSST General Anthropology

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






2. The archaeology of ancient Egypt






3. 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)






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






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






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






7. Flat/broad nosed primates; New World monkeys






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






9. Identifying impact of federal development on archaeological sites and historical buildings






10. The science dealing with the measurement of the human body to determine differences in individuals or groups






11. The discovery and recording of archaeological sites and their examination by methods other than the use of the spade and the trowel






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






13. The children of a parent's siblings of the opposite sex (mother's brothers - father's sisters).






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






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






16. Anthrpologist: Arapaho - archeo/anthro. preservation of Indian tribal culture. salvage ethnography. student of Boas.






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






18. Aborigine (dreamtime/totem)






19. Holistic study of humanity.






20. (Foragers): Earliest and most stable form of human subsistence. Unit of production = Unit of Consumption. Of 150billion who have ever lived - 60% were HG. 99% of history as humans is as HG






21. Authority is allocated. Use force to achieve peace & conformance with law & custom - maintain territory against ext threat.






22. A larger collection of DNA that contains many genes and the support proteins needed to control these genes.






23. Structionalism. Amazon tribe. ethnographic.






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






25. 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






26. The process through which genes pass from the gene pool of one population through mating and reproduction to that of another.






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






28. 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


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






30. The aspect of archaeology that deals with the past of man before he learned to write has - since the middle of the 19th century - aka prehistory.






31. Anthropologist: How natives think - mystic participation






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






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






34. A process in which chromosomes physically exchange parts.






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






36. By-product of grinding red ochre (magic powers) - Neolithic






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






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






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






40. Hypertrophic horticulture among large populations






41. 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.






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






43. Yanonamo Village invites another village. Social gathering/political alliances (like dinner party). Yan=deceiptful






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






45. Traces back to ONE person






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






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






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






49. Form of government of Hittites - Assyrians - Babylonians - Israelites






50. Shorthand - Morse Code