Unit 4 Culture Test Review

Common values, beliefs, behaviors, and artifacts that make one place distinct.

the process of the less dominant culture adopting the traits of the more dominant one.

Two languages become one because of close spatial interaction.

Many of the lesser known Asian religions/belief systems share many things in common with...

A large area marked by a number of cultural regions. It is set apart from other world areas because of these regions.

the practice of evaluating a culture by its own standards.

the area where a cultural trait first began.

the spread of culture to areas surrounding the cultural hearth.

The earliest cultural hearths developed mainly along waterways.

group that shares parts of dominant culture but has their own distinctive values, norms, language, and material culture.

Independent Inventions are cultural traits that develop in many hearths apart from interaction with one another.

Believe that Mohammed was the last and final prophet.

any behavior, attitude, or belief outside of the norm of religious beliefs or practices.

Cross

Ideas, beliefs, values, etc. are examples of...

Houses, furniture, books, etc are examples of...

Believe that Arabic is the sacred language...

A group of interconnected culture complexes. Any area with strong cultural ties that bind its people together.

Monotheistic

the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture.

places that reveal a society’s cultural identity through nature as well as through architecture and artifacts.

a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities.

Believe that Hebrew is the sacred language...

the combination of different cultural concepts into one.

studies the relationship between the natural environment and culture.

Believe the Ganges River is sacred

Belief in reincarnation and karma

A belief that all natural objects contain a spirit and conscious life.

Polytheistic

when the less dominant culture loses native customs completely.

Transculturation is the two way flow of culture between the dominant and less dominant culture.

the mix of values, beliefs, behaviors, and material objects that form(i.e. cultivate) a people’s way of life.

is the study of how and why cultures vary over space.

The 2 major branches of Islam are Sunni and Shiite

Star of David

is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing an original language.

culture group made up of the original inhabitants of a territory that is distinct from the dominant national culture.

is the language used by the government when making laws, reports, public objects, money, and stamps.

Many of the less common Asian religions share a lot in common with Christianity.

Trace their roots to Abraham...

primarily appeals to one group of people living in one place.

An area marked by culture that distinguishes it from other regions.

is a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

the practices of a relatively small group of people in a focused area.

norms are traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.

the dispersing of the Jewish people from their original homeland

Belief in No Gods

a part of a city where a minority group lives because of economic, political, or social discriminations.

Crescent and Star

A single attribute of a culture. Often not confined to a single area

attempts to be global, to appeal to all people wherever they live, not just those of one culture or location.