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Anthropology

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Xian (pronouncec "Chin") the Merciless
built the first Chinese pyramid
stereotype
generalized, often negative view of individuals or groups
pueblo
means town or village
invention
a new way of doing something
excavation
another word for a dig
data
information
more
laws are made to enforce these
culture
the entire way a society is organized
ethnocentrism
the idea that one's culture is surperior to all others
traits
characteristics
physical anthropology
the study of human evolution
pyramids
found in China, Egypt, and Mexico
parents
people from whom children first learn about their culture
archeology
study of ancient cultures
grid
system of horizontal and vertical lines
terra cota warriors
guarded Xian's pyramid for 2000 years
taboo
very serious rules of society
2500 years before Christ
When was Imhotech born?
material culture
things a society makes and uses for survival and growth
language
a set of signs and symbols used in communicating thoughts
one million
number of stones in the Great Pyramid
set square
the tool Hemienu used to level the stones of
dig
an archeological excavation
non-material culture
the idea, values, and beliefs of a culture
behavioral science
sciences that try to figure out why humans do what they do
enculturation
the process of learning one's culuture
artifact
something made or used by an ancient culture
folkway
a polite way of doing something
norms
a society's rules of behavior
anthropology
study of human cultures

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