CULTURE

social categories that determine a person's occupation, potential, and place in Indian society.

literal interpretation to basic principles of religion, holds negative view of secular culture

a population that originated in one location but now has scattered.

Group of traits that defines a particular culture

process where people in a local place mediate and alter regional, national,and global processes

The term cultural diffusion refers to the

changes over time

Social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

picture, image, representation of Christ, a saint, or any person with religious significance

An area with shared culture traits

traditions that borrow from the past and present

a diverse collection of customs within a cultural group

Cultural Landscape can be defined as...

places on earth that are home to most unique, misunderstood, endangered language

Collective of cultural regions sharing related culture systems

Artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages

division of a branch that unites a # of local congregations into one legal administrative body

Chinese cities align toward cardinal directions: North South East & West because...

a war or struggle by Muslims for a moral or spiritual goal against ones sins and unbelievers

Ancestral language category that now includes Indo-European, Atlantic, Kartvelian, Dravidian

location on Earth's surface where specific cultures first arose

boundaries between the major religion

seeking out and reinvigoration of a regional culture in response to modern world globalization

Where can you find most of the Amish in the United States?

central elements of a culture, expressing its values, beliefs, ideas

society in which men hold power over economy, family, government.

disbelief in the existence of God, or gods.

landscape affected and varied by the ethnic group living there

Process by which cultures adopt customs from other cultures & use them for their own benefit

Where can most of the Shiite Muslims be found?

Which of the following religions would be a good example of a hierarchal religion?

loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next

local characteristics of a language's grammar and vocab

belief that objects or natural events have a spirit and conscious life

dynamic culture based in large, diverse societies- permit individualism, innovation, change

Adoption of culture traits by one group under the influence of another

dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group

when a language community begins speaking another language, causing their language to die out

area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background

an individual who seeks to diffuse a universalizing religion

overcrowded ethnic enclave in an urban area characterized by poverty and poor quality housing

links b/w groups that unite families, political systems, education systems, religious centers.

In what country are most Hindus concentrated today?

specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture

when people start to produce an aspect of pop culture themselves making it good for their needs

practices followed by people of a particular cultural group

differences between major branches of one religion

seeking of knowledge through supernatural means, spiritual forces

language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language

Which of the following is true about popular culture?

group of languages related through a common ancestor (several thousand years ago)

idea that society shapes the spatial nature of our world

5th pillar of Islam, pilgrimage to Mecca once a year for all Muslims who have the ability

a person who believes nothing is known or can be known of the existence of God.

Name by which a geographic place is known

A material aspect of culture

geographic boundary in which a particular linguistic occurs

belief that one culture (most likely your own) is superior to all others

expansion of cultural traits through diffusion, adoption

administrative division of a larger, more complex religion

towers attached to a Muslim mosque where muezzins call Muslims to prayer

concentrated spacial distribution, based on one group of people, culture

The worlds 3 major monotheistic religions originated from...

difference of average expected life spans between different groups of people, nations, races

society where a female is the dominant figure in household, government, economy

culture practiced by a small likeminded, rural, population. Selfsufficient, resistant to change

Where does French creole originate?

set of common customs that shape the identity of a place and the people who live there