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25 Cards in this Set
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Culture |
All the things that make up a people's way of life. |
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Social Organization |
How people of a culture organize themselves into a smaller groups. |
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Customs and Traditions |
Rules of behavior passed down from one generation to the next. |
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Language |
Forms of Communication |
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Arts and Literature |
Products of human imagination. |
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Religion |
A fundamental set of beliefs and practices that ties to answer questions about life, death and meanings of it all. |
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Forms of Goverment |
Systems of authority over people and territories. |
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Economic System |
Determines how resources are used and distributed among the people. |
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Pure market |
Economic System-
No Government is in control |
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Command |
Economic System-
Government makes decision |
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Mixed Market |
Economic systems-
Combination of Pure market and Command |
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Traditional |
Economic systems-
Customs/traditions determine how resources are used/distributed |
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Monarchy |
Forms of government-
King and queen |
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Dictatorship |
forms of Government-
Controlled by one person/group through force |
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Oligarchy |
Forms of government-
Small group |
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Democracy |
Forms of government-
By the people
Direct- Each vote impacts say Representative- have someone "speak" for you |
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Monotheism |
Religion-
Belief in one god. |
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Polytheism |
Religion-
Belief in many gods |
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Nuclear Family |
Social Organization-
Parents and children under same roof |
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Extended Family |
Social Organization-
Nuclear Family + Grandparents + Aunts + Uncles + Cousins |
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Ethnocentrism |
Judging another culture by the standards of your own culture. |
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Examples of Social Organization |
Neighborhoods, gangs and cliques. |
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Examples of Customs and Traditions |
Holidays, celebrations, manners and food. |
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Example of language |
Verbal/spoken, written, sign, body, tone of voice, slang. |
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Examples of Arts and Literature |
Painting, music, sculptures, movies, dance, poetry, fashion, novels, architecture, and jewelry. |
