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Mid Term Study Guide for Anthropology class
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Anthropological Basics Anthropology The study of humanity Four fields:
Theories & Theorists Social Evolutionism Unilineal Evolution: Cultures evolve in universal stages from primitive to advanced (1) Savagery (2) Barbarism (3) Civilization E. B. Tylor Lewis Henry Morgan Historical Particularism Every culture has its own unique history and contexts that have shaped their development
Subsistence Foraging Hunting wild game and gathering wild plants The Ju/’hoansi (Peters-Golden, chp 6) The Mbuti (Haines 2005, 33) The Yolngu (Haines 2005, 35) Pastoralism Breeding and herding of livestock for subsistence (1) Nomadic (2) Semi-nomadic, seasonal, semi- sedentary (3) Sedentary The Basseri (Peters-Golden, chp 3) The Nuer (Haines 2005, 72) The Sarakatsani (Haines 2005, 74) Horticulture The cultivation of small gardens Swidden (slash and burn) agriculture: