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55 Cards in this Set
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Multicultural society |
A culture where cultures mingle together |
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Cultural landascape |
The evidence of culture on the space around us |
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Natural landscape |
The physical earth in the space around us |
Geologist would study this |
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Adaptive strategy |
When a person adapts to a new culture |
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International food cultures |
Food tells us a lot about a particular culture |
Ex: the "noodle line" in china |
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Folk food |
Food that is attributed to a particular people or culture |
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U.S. food cultures |
There are distinct food cultures in different regions of the U.S. |
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Hooligans |
Fans who stir up violence at football (soccer) matches |
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Language |
The ability to communicate with others |
Ex: speaking, writing, sign language |
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Monolingual country |
A country with only one official language |
Ex: france |
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Multilingual Country |
A country with mor than one official language |
Ex: Canada, Switzerland |
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Lingua franca |
A language that is used as a common language between speakers whose native language are different |
Ex: English |
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Dialect |
A particular form of a language that id unique to a specific region ir social group |
Ex: american English (Cajun) British English (oxford vs. Cockney) |
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Isogloss |
A line on a dialect map marking the boundary between dialects |
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Pidgin/trade/creole language |
A mixture of languages–often for the purpose of trade |
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Official language |
A country's official language – used for all government business |
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Vernacular language |
Language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region |
Ex: catholic church – vatican II latin ➡ vernacular |
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Linguistic diversity |
Speaking more than one language |
(Individuals and societies) |
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Language extinction |
When a language has no more native speakers. It then becomes a "dead language" |
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Language families |
Groups of languages organized by their common heritage |
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Language subfamilies |
A smaller group of languages within a language family |
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Language groups |
People whose languages are descended from a common language family |
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Indo–European language family |
Includes English. Largest language family in the world |
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Toponyms |
Place name |
Ex: Kentucky Utah ute
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Religion |
A set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe |
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Polytheism |
The belief in many gods |
Ex: Ancient Greek gods, Hunduism |
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Monotheism |
The belief in only one god |
Ex: Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
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Atheism |
The belief in no gods |
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Hinduism |
The worlds oldest organized religion. India. Teaching: work to achieve nirvana (enlightenment) |
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Hindu gods |
Brahma- Created the universe Shiva- destroys the universe Vishnu- preserves the universe |
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Hindu Temple |
Imahe |
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Reincarnation |
The cycle of birth death and rebirth |
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Caste system |
A class system in Hindu society that is determined by birth |
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Buddhism |
Started in India and spread to Asia. Teaching: suffering is caused by desire. Eliminate suffering by eliminating desire. |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
Born a prince. Lived a life of luxury and poverty. Achieved enlightenment while sitting under the bodhi tree and became "the Buddha" |
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The four noble truths |
1. Life is full of suffering 2. Suffering is cause (desire) 3. The cause of suffering can be ended (get rid of desire) 4. The way to get rid of desire is to follow the path (mindfulness) |
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Judaism |
The monotheistic religion and culture of the Jewish people. Based on the Torah. |
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Jewish history |
Abraham- patriarch (father) Moses- laws and commandments 70 AD- temple destruction WWII- The holocaust 1948- modern state of Israel |
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Jewish synagogue |
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Jewish tradition |
Kosher dietary laws Bar mitzvah/ bat mitzvah |
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Jewish holidays |
Shabbat- weekly day of rest Passover- exodus from Egypt Hanukkah- festival of lights Rosh Hashanah - day of remembrance Yom Kippur - day of atonement |
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Christianity |
The worlds largest religion. Christians believed that Jesus was the son of god and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ (Messiah) was prophesied in the old testament |
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Christian history |
Jesus– life death resurrection Paul– early church Roman Catholic Church Protestant Reformation |
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Christian tradition |
Communion – bread and whine Symbols – the crucifix Baptism –church membership Prayer – communication |
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Christian holidays |
Christmas- celebrate Christ's birth Easter- celebrate Christ's resurrection |
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Islam |
Monotheistic religion based on the teaching of the Qur'an and the example of the prophet Muhammad |
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Islamic history |
Abraham- father of monotheism Muhammad- last prophet of God Sunnis- follow Abu Bakr Shites- follow ali |
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Islam traditions |
The five pillars 1. Belief- shahada 2. Worship- prayer 5 times a day 3. Almsgiving- giving to the poor 4. Fasting- during Ramadan 5. Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca |
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Islamic holidays |
Ramadan- a month of fasting to celebrate the revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammad |
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Religious conflict |
1. Christian/muslim |
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Assimilation |
When people completely adopt the cultural traits of a new culture (i.e. language food customs etc) |
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Ethnic religions |
Defined by ethnicity of its followers 1. Animism 2. Confucianism 3. Taoism 4. Shintoism |
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Universalizing religion |
Attempts to expand by winning converts. Missionaries. 1. Sikhism 2. Bahai 3. Mormonism |
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Secular vs theocratic |
Secular government – politics and religion are separate Theocratic government – politics and religion are mixed |
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Sacred places |
Kabah– mecca Saudi Arabia Taj Mahal – Agra India Ganges river – Varanasi India |
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