1. Culture Amanda Khem Austin Keniston Chelsie Laws

2.  Total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group

3.  A place where various cultures cross paths  Example: The United States has many languages spoken throughout its regions

4.  Food & shelter  Religion  Relationship  Language & Dialect  Education  Protection/security  Political & social organization  Creative expression

6.  Influence people’s life  Spreads across the world

7.  Creates a sense of unity  One of the most important culture factors  Helps establish cultural identity  Carried through migration

9.  Performing Arts: Music, dances, film  Visual Arts: Painting, sculptures, textiles  Literature: Poems, folktales, stories

11.  Children from ages 6 – 16 are required to attend school  9 out of 10 students attend public school; 1 out of ten either attend private school or is home schooled  Has more than 2,300 Four-Year public and private colleges and universities

12.  A lot of sports, such as baseballs, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and skiing  Many museums and libraries spread out around the nation  UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) – An international watchdog and relief organization for children

13.  Spanish influences  Built temples for multiple reasons such as human sacrifice temples  Long heritage of architecture and art  Painted murals and portraits  Known as a “cultural hearth”  Place from where important ideas spread

14.  Intuitional Revolutionary Party (PRI) – The political party introduced in 1929 in Mexico that helped to introduce democracy and maintain political stability for much of the 20 th century

15.  European arts influenced their buildings  Norwegian Smorrebrod is Europe’s most popular food followed by Irish Stew  Albanian is a major language  Besides football, the most popular sports are rugby and ice hockey

16.  Roman empire split and formed two halves of Christianity (Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism)  Series of over lapping cultures  Varies religions throughout the region (Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodox, Christianity, Islam)  Many official languages (at least 20)  Russian is most popular, followed by German

17.  European Environmental Agency – an agency that provide the European Union with reliable information about the environment

18.  High class were Celtic heritage in Ireland  Kids all go to private schools  Kids are not allowed to drop out

19.  Rich variety of ethnic groups because many people were brought in due to the Russian expansion  Home to a lot of religions (Buddhist, Islam, and Judaism), mostly Orthodox Christianity  Religion and art are closely related; religion promotes art and vice versa  Persecution against Jews in Israel

20.  Two main ethnic groups: the Masai and the Kikuya  Dress in calk skin and buffalo hide  Use nature for everything like food, clothes, shelter  Are usually discriminated against

21.  NAFTA (North Africa Free Trade Agreement) – An important trade agreement creating a huge zone of cooperation on trade and economic issues

22.  Towns and deserts  Most people are Islam; they evolve around Islam  A lot of people are people who move from oasis to oasis, also known as a nomadic dweller

23.  OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) – A group established in 1960 by some oil-producing nations to coordinate polices on selling petroleum products  Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) – a group formed in the 1960s to regain the Arab land in Israel for Palestinian Arabs

24.  At least 1000 languages spoken  Hindu is the official; English is popular  Hinduism is the popular religion  Jainism, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism are the other religions  “Namaskar” is the most popular form of greeting in India  Cave paintings express love for naturalism

25.  Houses are built on stilts with a saddle roof; also has a forked horn on the roof  The long houses of the Dayak are decorated to appear as water snakes, rhinoceroses, and birds  The Toraja have buffalo horns on their roofs

26.  ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian nations) – an allegiance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region

27.  Sinhakse New Year is important to Sri Lanka  Ayubowan is a greeting in Sri Lanka  Buddhism influenced Sri Lanka’s arts  Sri Lanka’s traditional dance started in the 4 th century B.C.

28.  Pottery or paintings on walls of tombs and burial sites  Invented a lot of world’s tools  Origin of a lot of religions  Makes unique art, music, and films

29.  Arts & writings based off the French culture (the Canadians have originated from France)  Engage in many diverse different modes of transportation such as personal things like snowmobiles and four-wheelers; many different sports such as rugby.

30.  Officially a bilingual country: English and French are the two main languages  Native languages have survived over the years  Many religions are present  Fights are known over religion

31.  Tradition Asian art, music, cuisine and literature are important  Conflict has arisen between traditional beliefs versus Western diffusion and innovation  Clothing is a way to tell someone what social class you are in (Ex: Traditional clothing = higher class)

32.  Husband has control of the family  Specific order of seating at the dining table (Ex: the host always sits nearest to the door)  Asian sauces are sold worldwide

33.  China was the source of many ideas and inventions  50 students in each class in Chinese schools; all are in after-school activities  Mongolia has adopted many aspects of Chinese cultures  Mongolians have festival and contests

34.  Taiwan has Buddhist temples all over the capital city, much like China does  Well educated people  The official dialect-language of Taiwan is Northern Chinese (Mandarin)  Numerous religions and ethical beliefs  Over 90% are Buddhist  Small number are Christian

35.  The Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup is a traditional

36.  Kimono, their traditional attire, literally translates to, “Something One Wears”  Ramen is a big sell

37.  Poetry is highly respected  Much religious diversity  Buddhism is spread throughout the region  Philippines is mostly catholic  Indonesia and Brunei are mostly Muslim  Some southeast Asians practice Hinduism

38.  Other follow traditional local beliefs  Buddhism and Hinduism have influenced sculpture and architecture  Complex temples of Buddhism

39.  Filipino cuisine: Kulinarya is a big deal and every one wants it  Traditional dances are performed by richly costumed dancers