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30 Cards in this Set
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way of life of people who share the same beliefs and customs
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culture
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a group's individual skills, customs and ways of doing things
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cultural trait
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three important elements of culture
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language, values, religion
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any changes to a group's environment and the technology used to make the changes
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cultural landscape
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most important social unit in a culture
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family
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respect for wrong and rightness
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ethics
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societies relied on farming for most of their food
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agricultural revolution
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mother, father and their children
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nuclear family
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family including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc
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extended family
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system for producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services
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economy
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owners and workers
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producers
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a product
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goods
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a job someone performs for someone
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services
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people who buy and use the goods and services
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consumers
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system that sets up and enforces a societies laws and institutions
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government
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movement of customs and ideas
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cultural diffusion
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process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging ideas
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acculturation
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when modern transportation and communication allow people around the world to interact
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global village
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most businesses are privately owned
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capitalism
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government owns most basic industries
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socialism
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everyone helps run the government
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direct democracy
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citizens elect representatives
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representative democracy
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a leader who has total control over the entire country
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dictator
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government owns all properties for the benefit of all citizens
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communism
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king or queen rules the government
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monarchy
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a way of organizing people into smaller groups
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social structure
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tools and skills people need to use them
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technology
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set of laws that define and limit the government's power
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constitution
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four elements of culture
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sports, literature, ideals, clothing
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when a culture creates a writing system it is called this
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civilization
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