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DSST General Anthropology

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1. Africa: Jackals=Dogs. Donkeys - cats. (entered religious thought - animistic philosphy of Egypt) - Neolithic






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






3. Anthropologist: reciprocity - gift economy - Durkheim's nephew






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






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






6. The study of the principles and rules that regulate word structure in language.






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






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






9. A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food - clothing - and shelter.






10. The school of thought developed by the French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss - in which cultures - viewed as systems - are analyzed in terms of the structural relations among their elements. Referring to mental structure.






11. Common ancestor. Endogamy forbidden (regarded as incest). Can be Matriclan/Patriclan






12. (3k BC) Spread copper tools to Sudan - but rest of Africa passed directly from Mesolithic to Iron Age. Theocracy government. (Bronze age)






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






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






15. 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..






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






17. The application of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and 'survival of the fittest' to human societies - particularly as justification for United States expansion. (white man's burden)






18. 40 -000 to 8000 B.C. homo sapiens. Found in France. Brain size 1 -400cc. Created art. paleolithic.






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






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






21. Things all people do the same way (language)






22. Collecting community data for use by development planners






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. (HG) Personalized - supernatural beings (souls or gods) inhabit ordinary objects and govern their existence. Everything has a soul. Zambia - Congo - Gabon - Guinea - Indonesia - Japan - Laos - Myanmar - Peru - Philippines (+ Canada - Russia - Sweden






27. Holistic study of humanity.






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






29. Determining the success of a project






30. Through the mother but DOES NOT imply matriarchy






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






32. A change or alteration in nitrogenous bases of DNA.






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






34. Hawaiian - aroi sun kingdom






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






36. Anthropologist: cross-cultural values






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






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






39. Shift of population from food production to specialization. Strong sense of ownership of land.






40. The process by which a living organism adapts to its environment.






41. Family who excavate Olduvai Gorge






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






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






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






45. Catarrhini (hooked nose). Asia - Africa - Europe. large mammals. ground dwellers. carniverous. harems/sexual dimorphism. non-prehensile tails (baboons - macaque - proboscic monkey.






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






47. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical primitive traits: side eyes - wet nose - nocturnal - dental combs






48. 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






49. Change based on belief in inevitable advance of science and Western secularism. Industrial growth - consolidation of the state - bureaucratization - market economy - tech advances - literacy - social mobility






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