Infantcide
the killing of babies (usually women). Done mostly by horticultural societies.
Shamanism
people who enjoyed special powers because of a relationship they have established with the spirit world. (medicine man). Mostly in Hunters and Gatherers societies.
Animism
the belief that every object has a spirit. Mostly in horticultural societies.
Hereditary nobility
inheriting noble status from family. Mostly in horticultural societies.
Swidden
an area of land cleared for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation. Mostly in horticultural societies.
Regicide
the act of killing a king.
Egalitarianism
characterized by relative equality among members of a group.
Foraging
to search/obtain food or provisions.
Metallurgy
the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.
Taxonomy
the classification of something, usually organisms
Tabula Rosa
(blank state). The belief that children were infinitely malleable through education and socialization.
Hybridity
A society that relies about equally on two or more of the basic modes of subsistence.
Socialization
the lifelong process through which individuals learn to become functional members of their society.
Stratification
class or status differentiation within a population; hence, inequality.
Endogamy
the custom of marrying only within the limits of a community, clan, or tribe.
Exogamy
the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.
Monogamy
marriage but with one person at a time.
Economic Surplus
production that exceeds what is needed to keep the producers of essential goods and services alive and productive.
Ageism
prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person’s age.
Big Societies
modern societies that have governments and people are strangers to each other.
Slash and burn
a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a Swidden.
Le virate marriage
is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother’s widow.
Ceremonial Cannibalism
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Polyandry
multiple husbands
polygyamy
more than 1 wife
polity
empathy
exogamy
marry within your race
endogamy
marry outside your race
Socialization
the lifelong process through which individuals learn to become functional members of their society
protestant work ethic
the view that a person’s duty is to achieve success through hard work and thrift, such success being a sign that one is saved.
Lessons from old people in hunters and gatherers
raise kids
health
treat elders
wisdom
“big societies” mentioned by Jared Diamond in the movie watched.
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Distinctions between hunters and horticulturists
Permanent housing, social stratification,domestication of plants and animals, settling, foraging
What can we learn from hunters and gatherers elders?
Raising kids, health, how to treat elders, wisdom
Division of labor
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Horticulture synonyms
gardening, landscaping, cultivation
Material poverty and life course
Material poverty is the lack of sufficient material means to meet basic needs.
African countries mentioned in the movie
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