Ucla anthropology 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Uruk - Ans Mesopotamian city; ritual activity; temple mounds bc temple got added to as time went by; 400 Hectares (huge excavation that takes lots of people and time to do) Nippur - Ans Mesopotamian city; map-making on clay tablets Why is it hard to excavate in mesopotamia - Ans political situation; such a large area takes a lot of archaeologists

bioethics correct answer: The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care. ethics correct answer: sustained and intentional reflection on morality and the moral life with analysis, discontent, reasoning, and arguments moral rules or principles of behavior that should guide members of a profession or organization and make them deal honestly and fairly with each other and with their custom utilitarianism correct answer: 1 fundamental moral good-to maximize outcomes of ...

Importance of water in Mediterranean - Ans -enables people to bring large amount of quantities from one place to the next -makes trade a huge economic resource -globalized trade--> monetized economy w/ coinage; however, this brings in risks bc there is commodity farming not self sufficient farming Rome: 753 BCE - Ans founding of rome

Anthro 1 Final (UCLA) Upper Paleolithic Tools - A wide variety of materials (bone, antler, ivory) Unclear if associated with humans or Neanderthals UP Tools used for - Trade with wide networks and were transported very long distances UP Hunting - Expanded range (Large herbivore, Fish, Birds) UP Gathering - Wild barley, wheat, pistachios, olives, figs, grapes- although doesn't fossilize well UP Shelters - Mammoth Bones and skin coverings UP Life - Is better. Higher population, l...