1. Basic elements of culture

2. Anything and everything that makes up a person’s entire way of life is called culture. Definition of Culture

3. Elements of culture:

5. When a culture organize its members into smaller groups Families Friends Religious group Social classes etc When a culture organize its members into smaller groups Families Friends Religious group Social classes etc Social organization

6. familyNuclear family Husband, wife, children Extended family Several generation in one household

8. CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Rules of Behavior are enforced ideas of right and wrong.

10. Language is a set of symbols used to assign and communicate meaning. It enables us to name or label the things in our world so we can think and communicate about them. LANGUAGE

12. Art and literature They are the products of the human imagination. They help us pass on the culture’s basic beliefs. Examples: art, music, literature,

14. monotheism Belief in one God polytheism Belief in more than one God Major world religions Islam Hinduism Buddhism Christianity

16. democrac y People have supreme power republic People choose leaders to represent them Dictator ship A ruler or group holds power by force Forms of government People forms government to provide for their common needs.

17. Government control answers to economic questions. Basic economic questions are answered by buying/selli ng goods and services. People produce most of what they need to survive. traditionalmarket Command Economic system

18. They are studies of human attempts to understand our relationship to ourselves, to others, to our past, to the future, to nature, and to God.

19. History Art Philosophy Music Literature Architecture Dance Film, TV, & Theatre

20. Roman literature, A humanist was a student of Greek and history, rhetoric, and ethics. These subjects comprised studia humanitas, “the course that made one human.” In such studies, scholars reconciled Christian beliefs with the moral teaching of the ancients. They challenged the medieval notion that the material world contained only temptation and evil; instead, they glorified the beauty and order in nature.

21. To gain a better perspective about our past, to aide us in our present, so it can help cultivate and shape our futures!!!!

22. 1. Get into groups of three-four 2. Designate a member/members for each position: Scribe Designer Presenter 3. Your groups are going to create an original design for a time capsule that would best define your culture today in Lawrenceburg, KY.

23. Include all of the facets that make up a culture…the rest of it is up to you. Oh….and you will be presenting these to the class… Good Luck!!!!!