1. Chapter 3, Section 1
Culture

2. What is Culture?
- The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs/customs. 8 Traits: Social Groups, language, religion, daily life, history, arts, government, and economy.

3. Social Groups Rich, poor, middle class Young/old Men/Women
Ethnic Groups: groups of people who share a common culture, language, or history.

4. Language People use language to share information
Dialect: a local form of language.
ex. Southern US

5. Religion
5 Major World Religions: Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism

6. Daily life/History Foods people eat/how they eat it.
Clothing and Homes also reflect culture.
History: shapes how cultures view the world.
Influences how a culture sees itself.

7. Government
Monarchy: kings and queens Dictator: Takes control of govt. and rules as they wish. Democracy: rule by the people. - Governments can be mixed. Ex Great Britain

8. Economy How people make a living
- economic system sets rules for how an economy runs.
Traditional Economy: based on customs/beliefs. Ex fishermen
Market Economy: free enterprise, people make decisions.
Command Economy: Govt makes decisions

9. Cultural Change
Cultural Diffusion: spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures.
Early People – nomadic (moved place to place to find food.)
Agricultural Revolution: occurred 10,000 yrs ago.
- allowed people to be stationary

10. Cont.
Civilizations: developed near rivers in Iraq, Egypt, India, and China. Industrial Revolution:1700 – 1800s - let to longer, more comfortable lives. Information Revolution: Now – World is connected.

11. Cultural Regions
Cultural Regions: groups of countries that have common traits. - econ. Systems - Govt. - social groups - languages