Culture Review
The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs culture
A group that shares the same language, religion, and history ethnic group
An area that shares similar cultural traits cultural region
A behavior or characteristic of a people, such as language, religion or custom, passed down from one generation to the next cultural trait
The things that all cultures have in common like the need for food, water, shelter cultural universal
The process of spreading ideas, languages and customs from one culture to another cultural diffusion
A local form of a language that is distinct from other areas dialect
A highly developed culture civilization
The development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economic system globalization
The way a society organizes itself into smaller groups social structure
An important practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture (government, religion, education, economic) institutions
mom, dad, and children nuclear family
mom, dad, and children with grandparents, aunts and uncles extended family
standard of accepted behavior ethics
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment values
actions or words that are considered inappropriate to a specific culture. taboos
The basic unit of any culture family
People learn their values and ethics from which cultural institution? religious
Give the name of an example of a government institution Police department Fire department Supreme Court Congress
Essay Define cultural diffusion. Give two examples of cultural diffusion that has occurred in the United States today.
Religions Things to know for each religion: Founders Sacred Text One religious holiday or practice
Study this chart to help you remember about the different religions in the world. Founder Sacred Text Practices Buddhism Siddhartha Guatama Tripitaka Nirvana Christianity Jesus Bible Baptism Hinduism (none) Vedas Polytheism Islam Mohammad Koran Ramadan Judaism Abraham Torah Hanukkah
Government systems Democracy – people have a say in government Monarchy – ruled by a king or a queen who is born into that position Dictatorship – a person who rules by force – and has total control
Economic Systems Be able to tell the differences between traditional, command (communism), market (capitalism), and mixed (socialism) economies – give examples of each