1. Europe: culture and Demographics
The people of Europe and their Practices

2. Demographics

3. Demographics
2017: 706,000,000 people
Just over 1/9th of the world’s population
1/4th in late 1800s
Population has grown faster in other parts of the world
Second highest population density in the world

4. Demographics Current trend of Sub-Replacement Fertility
Each generation is having less children
United Nation’s model shows 12% population decrease by 2050
87 distinct ethnicities
33 make up majority
54 are ethnic minorities

5. language

6. Major Language Group Distribution
Slavic
Romance
Germanic
Hellenic
Celtic

7. Language Roughly 225 indigenous languages
Most from Indo-European language family
Most belong to one of three major language groups
Romance languages
Germanic languages
Slavic languages
Others are Uralic languages

8. Language
Romance Languages come from the Latin spoken in the Roman Empire
Germanic languages come from an older southern Scandinavian language
Slavic languages originated in eastern Europe within the Baltic and Slavic countries before the Middle Ages. Historically disputed roots.

9. Language English is the largest common language in Europe
Most use the Latin alphabet or a variation of it. Cyrillic script is used most widely in Slavic languages.
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Аа Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ Ъъ Ыы Ьь Ээ Юю Яя

10. Culture

11. Polish women in traditional festive dress
Culture
European culture is a shared heritage of overlapping national cultures
As a whole – the idea of Europe as a culture comes from the multi-ethnic history of the Roman Empire and its culture
Historically, Europe was “Christendom,” or the countries who defended against Islam in Middle Ages

12. Culture
Similar to European languages, European culture is mostly a mixture of indigenous Latin, Germanic, and Slavic practices, folklore, and beliefs.
Greek and Celtic components add significantly, but as a minority culture
Cultural contact and mixing characterizes much of Europe
Polish people in everyday dress

13. In Popular culture Food Clothing Gaming Sports Pasta Dumplings
Pastries
Wine
Chocolates
Meat more prominent
Gucci
Giorgio Armani
Adidas
Puma
Dolce & Gabbana
Versace
Burberry
Tetris
Angry Birds
Assassin’s Creed
The Witcher
Far Cry
Little Big Planet
Soccer (England)
Golf
Rugby > Football
Tennis
Cycling

14. Religion
St. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City

15. religion Christianity is the largest religion in Europe
76% of Europeans identify as Christian
Islam is the second largest
6% of Europeans
Some countries not religious
Czech Republic – almost 80% declare no faith or are convinced atheists
But are known for being very tolerant of religion

16. Percentage of people who believe in the Christian God

17. Final Notes on culture…
Because Europe is so diverse – it is impossible to form a single concept of “European Culture”
Instead, we can attach some characteristics to it, such as…
Common “spiritual heritage” from the Grecco-Roman tradition and influence of the French Revolution
Popularity of socialism
Rich material culture popular throughout the world
Emphasis on human rights and individual liberty (freedom from oppression)
Respect for countries outside of Europe
In many ways Europe is the modern successor of Western civilization, and where America took many of its ideas from

18. So… How is Europe different from the United States? Is it?
Write two paragraphs using your notes…
How is Europe different from the United States?
How is Europe similar to the United States?
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