Cultures and Societies

General Information  The way that people in a particular culture see themselves is often shaped by their history.  Government, language, religion, social groups, economies, and daily life are all traits that make up world cultures.  Many people around the world use subsistence farming to eat and don’t make a profit from selling the crops.

General Information continued  In 1999 the Canadian government created a homeland for Canada’s Inuit people called Nunavut.  Brazil’s culture is mainly Portuguese.  Christianity is the most practiced religion in the world.  The followers of Islam, the second most practiced religion in the world are called Muslims. They follow the teaching of the Quran.  The most commonly spoke language in Southwest Asia is Arabic.

Cultures and Societies continued:  Carnival is an example of the arts trait in world culture in which there is a four day celebration with lots of floats, singing, and dancing in Rio de Janeiro before the beginning of Lent.