ANTH 205 Lecture 7: AnthroLecture7 2.9.17
21 Feb 2017
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Exceptions in areas where environment is particularly rich. Belief in a single abstract force that human beings can tap into through ritual to make things happen the way humans want them to. Wwi: trench warfare 60000 british soldiers killed w/in 24 hours. Wwii: battle of the bulge increased mobility. Pastoralism : usu refer to nomadic, primary food is livestock, sheep, goats, and cattle (and milk) Horticulture : small backyard garden farming with v simple hand-held tools. Swiss alps with always horticulture and sometimes agriculture. Usu slash and burn and move on. Breeds dependency, but allows for larger surplus. Chiefdom : greater population, density, and social stratification, usu agricultural. Composed of more than one tribe, with many clans and centralized power. Must have surplus, which is redistributed by the chief/king. State : highly stratified , always has agriculture, similar to chiefdom but larger scale and much more stratified. Based on market economy, with symbolic monetary system.
