Chapter 4 Test- Cultures of the World

How did discovery of agriculture lead to civilizations?

A person's social class can be based on:

Social unit most responsible for teaching customs and traditions

Social organization is important to culture because it helps people _______________

People's jobs, behaviors, and beliefs make up their ________

Most important social unit in culture is the _____________

the movement of ideas from one culture to another

Which of the following is a true statement about culture?

Culture is the way of life of people who share different beliefs and customs

Which of the following is TRUE about language?

Art helps people to understand the world and guides them in ethical behavior.

As a result of recent technological advances, culture change has slowed.

Three things that you learn from your family

The earliest humans in history were ______________

Which of the following changes as a result of discoveries, inventions, and new ideas?

the process of borrowing ideas among cultures

New ideas can change culture.

Farming was a discovery that allowed early humans to stay in one location.

Three important features of culture:

Individual skills, customs, and ways of doings things are called cultural traits

How does family structure change when countries become more developed?

families in which men make most of the decisions

A nuclear family includes mother, father, and children.

family unit that includes mother, father, and children

The earliest humans relied on farming as their way of life

Behavior characteristics like language, skills, or customs passed from generations are called:

the moral codes that distinguish between right and wrong

type of family that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.

Technology refers to tools and skills that people need to use them.

A group is NOT considered a civilization unless they develop a _______________

way people are organized into smaller groups

tools and the skills people need to use them

Which of the following does NOT contribute to cultural change?

The rapid exchange of ideas in the computer age have increased:

Social organization allows people to work together to meet basic needs.

Cultures in which women have the most authority in the family are called __________

landscape that has been changed by humans and reflects their culture