Cultural Patterns and Processes

Which is not one of Hindu three main dieties?

Term meaning that places have been named due to religious influences.

Which would not be a part of a group's material culture?

Which is not a Romance language?

Which is not a part of Buddhism? 

Belief system where adherents have an obligation to convert others.

Idea that when a person dies, he or she is reborn as a different being.

Where would I most likely find Shintoism?

Which of the following is not an ethnic religion?

Which is not one of the five pillars of Islam?

Manner in which people communicate with each other in written or spoken form.

The majority of Muslims are:

Belief system that holds that natural objects have spitritis or souls.

In which country would I most likely find a Shiite Muslim?

The term for the three main gods of the Hindu faith.

Which Biblical character is important to Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

Primary language used to facilitate communication among those who do not speak same language

Stories handed down through generations, often through oral history, telling values of society.

Which would not be an example of non-material culture?

Which would not be considered a "landscape of the dead?"

Christianity originated in:

Areas where English is the dominant language and cultural patterns tend to be western.

Beleif system beginning in Persia in 19th century, embracing aspects of other world religions.

Which major world religion is oldest?

Language that blends two or more other languages creating a new language.

Most of popular culture originates in the:

Way of life of a group of people as expressed through traditions, art, food and social customs

Which which no longer be considered a Lingua Franca?

What is the largest language family

Chinese ethnic religion focusing mainly on relationships with others rather than faith in a god

Imaginary line in China that determines whether main crop is rice or wheat?

Belief in more than one god.

Branches or subgroups within a larger belief system, particularly within Christianity.

Most spoken language in the world.

Variation of a parent languagebased regional or cultural differences.

Which of the following is not one of the main branches of Christianity?

Building styles that develop in certain areas based on available resources and human need.

Religious movements that emphasize strict literal adherence to basic tenets of a belief system.

Culture practiced by a local or regional group, with traditions handed down through generations

What is the time period in which a Muslim fasts from sun-up to sun-down?