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Chapter 9
ANTH 201 - McGill University
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2011

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pastoral societies
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mobile societies with an economy based on herds of domestically animals.
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sahul
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during glacial periods, new Guinea, Australia, and Tasmania were a single continent.
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humboldt current
Definition
a current that brings cool waters from the south up along the Andean coast, accounting for the remarkable wealth of marine resources in the area.
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llamas
Definition
camelid animals domesticated in the Andean highlands; guanacos are the ancestral species of this camelid.
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alpacas
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camelid animals domesticated in the Andean highlands; vicurias are the ancestral species of alpacas.
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cotton pre-ceramic
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the period beginning 5.700 years ago when sites with monumental architecture flourished on the coast of peru.
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el nino
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a severe reversal of the Humbolt Current that causes a massive decline in marine resources along the Andean coast. Possible push for a partial reliance on agriculture.
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rice
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a major cereal crop domesticated in southern China in the Yangtze and Hual River Valleys.
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millet
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a cereal crop domesticated in northern china in the region around the yellow river valley.
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jomon
Definition
Japanese pre-agricultural societies that lived in large villages and produced elaborate pottery.
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cishan
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a site in northern china that has yielded dates of 10.000 years ago for domesticated millet.
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yangshao culture
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a Neolithic culture in northern china that is particularly well represented in the village site of Banpo.
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