Final Exam Vocab 2 Flashcards
Eastern Agricultural Complex
5000-4400 BP (Late Archaic) Had river valleys along tributaries of the Mississippi… starchy and oily seeds. Examples: Barley, Maygrass, and Knotweed.
Monument
Size and permanence, commemoration or memorial; From Latin, “something that reminds”
Lascaux Cave
Was discovered in 1940 by 4 kids and a dog. It was originally opened to the public but was then closed in 1963. A replica cave was opened up in 1983.
Neolithic Demographic Transition
Revolution resulted in an increase in population; Farmers have more children than hunter-gatherers because fertility increases as birth spacing decreases, child labor is needed and valued.
Cahokia
- Largest archaeological site in North America, occupied during Mississippian Period, around 120 mounds (example of complex chiefdom society).
- Largest man made structure in North America.
- 30,000 occupied
- Complex chiefdom
- Had inlying and outlying settlements, exported pottery
Heritage
- Something that is or may be inherited from a predecessor; an inheritance
- Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions, and historic buildings that have been….
Something that is or may be inherited from a predecessor; an inheritance. Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions, and historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations. Something possessed as a result of one’s natural situation (birthright, root of the word is heir).
Neocolonialism
Economic control by powerful countries of less powerful countries.
Iconoclasm
the action of attacking or assertively rejecting beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.
Globalization
the spread and connectedness of production, distribution, consumption, and technologies across the world.
Primatology
the biology, evolution, and behavior of nonhuman primates
Diaspora
Offspring of an area who have spread to many lands.
Mississippian people
a mound-building Native American group of people, flourishing in composed urban settlements and villages (the largest being Cahokia)
Emic
An emic account is a description of a behavior or belief that comes from a person within a culture.
Sex
the biological categories of female and male that are differentiated by genes, hormones, and reproductive organs
Etic
an etic account is a description of a behavior or belief by an observer in terms that can be applied across cultures.
Gender
social categories differentiated by psychological characteristics and role expectations
Cultural Imperialism
the spread or advance of one culture at the expense of other cultures, which it modifies, replaces, or destroys–usually because of differential economic or political influence.
Participant observation
Based on the idea that ethnographers need to pay attention to the small details about a society.
- Need to gain trust between ethnographer and the group they’re studying by living with a host family or group
- Observer shares in community activities
- Group needs to know exactly what you’re doing
- Ethical Clearances
· Work has to be approved by an ethical council
Intersex
variation in sex characteristics that do not allow an individual to be distinctly identified as male or female
Balanced reciprocity
there is an explicit expectation or (more or less) immediate return (i.e: groceries).
Generalized reciprocity
gift giving without expectation of an immediate return.
Negative reciprocity
the exchange of goods and services where each party intends to profit from the exchange, often at the expense of the other; can take place among strangers
Bronislaw Malinowski
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Franz Boas
Is the father of anthropology. He advocated the “four field approach (cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and anthropological anthropology.) He also advocated using the scientific method to develop and test theories about human behavior.
