ANTH 140 Study Guide - Final Guide: Pinus Albicaulis, Mound Builders, Prehistoric Archaeology
Document Summary
Affluent foragers: people who live in an geographical area abundant in resources, similar to the people who populated the northwest coast of north america. Alpine archaeology*: prehistoric archaeology in the mountains of north america beginning in the. Ancestral pueblo: also called the anasazi, this culture built large structures that could house the population of the entire village. Aztec: the civilization encountered by the spanish when they invaded mesoamerica in the 16th century. Band: the most human adaptive systems made up of less than 100 hunters and gatherers. Chiefdom: more complex than a tribe and less complex than a state where individuals are ranked based on prestige. State-organized society: a class society that is rigidly stratified with a ruling class that establishes and enforces laws. Tribe: a type of human adaptation system with up to a few thousand members living in permanent villages. Chinampas: heavily farmed artificial islands in lakes and swamps made by the aztecs.
