1. CULTU RE Unit 1; Chapter 3 Imagine Middle School at Broward Mrs. Clewner

2. BIG IDEA Culture refers to the many shared characteristics that define a group of people.

3. Eight Elements of Culture

4. Families Age Sex Occupation

5. Sharing the same form of communication (spoken and written) Dialect – local form of a language that has distinct vocabulary and pronunciation – Ex: Southern, New York, Boston

6. Helps answer life’s basic questions and questions that cannot truly be answered – Ex: “What happens to people after they die?” – Ex: “What is the meaning of life?” Five major world religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism

7. Common heritage through historical events – Wars, famous national heroes National holidays – Ex: Thanksgiving Day (United States) – Ex: Fourth of July (United States) – Ex: Cinco de Mayo (Mexico) – Ex: Heritage Day (South Africa) – Ex: Chinese New Year (China) Religious holidays – Ex: Christmas (Christianity) – Ex: Yom Kippur (Judaism) – Ex: Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)

8. Food Clothing Shelter Transportation

9. Music Paintings Dance Literature Theatre

10. Democracy MonarchyDictatorship People set rules and expectations, so they can live together without conflict, or fighting. Anarchy – no government present

11. How a culture uses its resources to produce materials How a culture trades with other cultures Economic success is seen through a culture’s quality of life