What are common features of nationalism?

A pride in a group's ethnicity, language, history, etc.

Under what conditions is it most likely an ethnic group would retain their traditional culture?

Being in an isolated region, like mountains or swamps

What makes Buddhism unique in the world's major religions?

It does not propose a belief in god or gods.

Which element listed below makes up culture?

dancing, food, language, how you raise your children

What religious concepts do Jews, Muslims and Christians share in common?

A single god, an afterlife and Prophets

What is a common process as traditional groups urbanize?

They lose their folk traditions in favor of popular culture.

Why are traditions and culture important to society?

They give us the rules, norms and mores of our society.

Holidays, religious traditions and how we prepare meals varies between cultures. Why is this?

Because the way we do things varies from culture to culture.

What do Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Indonesia have culturally in common?

They are all predominately Islamic countries.

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1
What are common features of nationalism?
Supporting the notion of a national, diverse society.
A desire to assimilate into additional cultures.
A pride in a group's ethnicity, language, history, etc.
Welcoming ethnically different migrants into the region.
2
Which of the following is considered the most important element of spreading culture?
Ways of Dress or Clothing
Language
Religion
Food Preferences
3
Under what conditions is it most likely an ethnic group would retain their traditional culture?
moving from farms to cities
Being in temperate zone climates
Being in an isolated region, like mountains or swamps
Living in coastal or river regons
4
What makes Buddhism unique in the world's major religions?
It has a holy or sacred text
It has no Founder
It uses the pagoda as a sacred structure
It does not propose a belief in god or gods.
5
Which element listed below makes up culture?
dancing
food
language
how you raise your children
6
What religious concepts do Jews, Muslims and Christians share in common?
A single god, an afterlife and Prophets
Many gods, reincarnation, 5 Ks.
Reincarnation, karma and dharma
Resurrection, a spirit world, Prophets
7
What is a common process as traditional groups urbanize?
They diverge from the other groups, creating a new culture.
They secretly hide their culture from the urban populations.
They spread their rural tradition to other urbanizing groups
They lose their folk traditions in favor of popular culture.
8
Identity is best described as labels that we or others ascribe to ourselves.
False
True
9
Why are traditions and culture important to society?
They give us the rules, norms and mores of our society.
They allow gender roles to be determined by each individual.
Traditions & culture play no significant role in society.
They allow us to incorporate the latest styles & fashions.
10
Holidays, religious traditions and how we prepare meals varies between cultures. Why is this?
Because the way we do things varies from culture to culture.
Because all cultures exist in isolation from each other.
Because we easily give up our traditions and culture.
Because we have universal culture from diffusion.
11
What do Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Indonesia have culturally in common?
They are all considered "Western" countries.
They speak the same language.
They are all predominately Islamic countries.
They all emerged from the same Cultural Hearth.
12
What religious group makes up the majority of the population in the areas marked ORANGE?
Buddhism
Islam
Sikhism
Hinduism

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