EXAM #2 Flashcards
(CH5-8)
Societies are typically classified into what four main groups?
- Mobile Hunter-gatherers
- Segmentary societies
- Chiefdoms
- Early States
social organization
How people organize themselves and their relationship in a social group
Achieved Status
earned or acquired based on an individual’s actions, accomplishments, skills, or efforts within the society.
Achieved Status characteristics
- Often dynamic and can change over time based on a person’s experiences, accomplishments, and social mobility within the society.
Ascribed Status
Assigned to individuals at birth or based on characteristics such as family background, ethnicity, gender, or caste, over which they have little or no control.
Ascribed Status Characteristics:
more static and less influenced by individual actions or achievements
Ranked Society
- Social hierarchy where individuals or groups hold different levels of prestige, authority, and access to resources.
Ranked Society (characteristics)
They often have a
central leader or ruling elite – highest status and authority.
Ranked Society (characteristics)
The ranking of individuals/groups is based on criteria such as
- Lineage, wealth, achievements, or religious roles
Egalitarian Society
prioritize social equality and minimize hierarchical distinctions among their members.
Egalitarian Society characteristics
- Have equal access to important resources & opportunities
***- Leadership roles - based on consensus, reciprocity, temporary
Gender roles
different participation of genders in various activities
Gender ideologies
culturally specific meaning assigned to genders and reproduction
Androcentric
perspective that focuses on men
Why is the analysis of burials important to the study of segmentary societies
The analysis of burials in segmentary societies is important because it helps understand their social organization, hierarchy, leadership, community identity, economic and social relations, and changes over time
How can the ethnoarchaeology of modern societies inform us about the past
Studying modern societies through ethnoarchaeology can inform us about the past by providing insights into how ancient cultures may have lived, organized their societies, used tools and materials, practiced rituals, and interacted with their environment.
Matrilineal (matrilocal)
Mother’s line
Patrilineal (patrilocal)
Father’s Line
Kinship
socially recognized network of relationship based on descent and marriage
Bilateral descent
mother and father sides are equally valued
Unilineal descent
one side is valued over the other
Ways archaeologist reconstruct ancient environments
- Geomorphological Analysis
- zooarchaeological Analysis
- palynology
-dendrochronology
Geomorphology
Studying landforms & landform evolution
Clan
a set of two or more linages that claim to share a fictive ancestry (blood)