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DSST General Anthropology

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1. First used in admin of British Colonies by Northcote Thomas in Nigeria in 1908. 'Age of Enlightenment'/Natural Science






2. Research in which the data is recorded in numerical form.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 40 -000 to 8000 B.C. homo sapiens. Found in France. Brain size 1 -400cc. Created art. paleolithic.






11. Large neolithic farming village in Turkey during 6700 B.C. - 5700 B.C.






12. A polygamous mating system involving one female and many males.






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






14. 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..






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






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






17. Relatives through marriage






18. An impersonal supernatural force that flows in and out of people and objects






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






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






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






22. Collecting community data for use by development planners






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






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






25. 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






26. Family that raised you






27. Planned - rescue - and accidental.






28. Anthropologist: How natives think - mystic participation






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






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






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






32. New family you form when you marry and have children.






33. Method of detecting buried features by locating the magnetic disturbances they cause: (1957-58) proton magnetometer - the proton gradiometer - and the fluxgate gradiometer.






34. Ancestors to modern gorillas - chimpanzees - orangutans and humans who diverged 30 million years ago from monkeys. Characteristics include: large - strong jaw - large brain and partially erect posture.






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






36. Indissoluble in Roman Catholic and Hindu. Pueblo Indians: woman simply leaves moccasins on the doorstep (NM -AZ) No divorce allowed in Malta - Philippines. Low divorce rate in Japan. Islam allows but discourages (3x limit)






37. Cultural phenom existed for a reason - but persist when conditions change (superstition=vestige of rational practices).






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






39. Ways to date artifacts






40. All the knowledge and values shared by a society






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






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






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






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






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






46. British Hieroglyphics translator -Father of Archeology






47. Traces back to ONE person






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






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






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