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the two levels of human language: units of sound and units of meaning that those units of sound are combined to create
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words that are similar in two or more languages as a result of common descent
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· - the study of the meanings of words especially as they relate to folk taxonomies.
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the study of language in its social contexts
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Form of nonverbal communication
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· the use of ritual and paraphernalia to compel or manipulate the supernatural to act in desired ways.
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Magical acts with evil intent
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traditionally evil acts performed by individuals who possess inherent powers. We now recognize white (good) witchcraft.
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a system of ideas and rules for behavior based on supernatural explanations.
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· a part-time, supernaturally chosen religious specialist who can manipulate the supernatural.
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the possession of supernatural powers by people, animals, places, or objects
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· a political organization made up of groups of interacting units, each of which has a chief or leader.
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How a society acquires its food
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a subsistence pattern that relies on naturally occurring sources of food
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another name for the hunter/gatherer subsistence pattern. (see “Worst Mistake” and “Guns, Germs, and Steel”)
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the presence of acknowleged differences in social status, political status, political influence, and wealth among the people within a society.
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· the practice of not recognizing and even eliminating differences in social status and wealth.
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the practice of prohibiting sex for a certain period of the time after a woman gives birth for purposed of limiting the birthrate
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small autonomous groups, usually associated with foraging societies
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refers to societies that move from place to place in search of resources or in response to seasonal fluctuations.
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· the apportioning of a society’s jobs to specific individuals. IE: designating men’s and women’s job roles.
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when certain jobs are performed by certain individuals
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· hunting and gathering in an environment that provides a wide range of food resources.
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: horticulture, pastoralism, and agriculture
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farming using human labor and simple tools
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· the subsistence pattern characterized by an emphasis on herding animals.
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farming using animal or mechanical labor and complex technologies
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· a human settlement pattern in which people largely stay in one place year-round, although some members of the population may still be mobile in the search for food and raw materials.
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· a culture with an agricultural surplus, social stratification, labor specialization, a formal government, rule by power; monumental construction projects, and a system of record keeping.
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sometimes recognized as a subsistence pattern; characterized by a focus on mechanical sources of energy and food production by a small percentage of the population.
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· giving with no expectation of equivalent return.
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· giving with expectation of equivalent return.
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the archaeology of a society that has written records.
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