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13 Cards in this Set
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Isogloss |
boundary that seperates regions in which different language uses predominate |
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Universalizing religion |
Religions that attempt to be global, to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location. |
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Ethnic religion |
Religions that appeal primarily to one group of people living in on place. |
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Fundamentalism |
A literal interpretation and a strict and intense adherence to basic principles of a religion. |
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Culture complex |
A related set of culture traits descriptive of one aspect of a society's behavior or activity (may be assoc. with religious beliefs or business practices). |
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Culture realm |
A collective of culture regions sharing related culture systems; a major world area having sufficient distinctiveness to be perceived as set apart from other realms in terms of cultural characteristics and complexes. |
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Environmental determinism |
Geography is the study of how the physical environment caused human activities. |
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Agriculture theory |
with increased food supply and increased population, speakers from the hearth of Indo-European languages migrated into Europe |
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Renfrew Model |
three areas in and near the first agricultural hearth, gave rise to three language families: Indo-European, Arabic Languages, and mid-eastern languages |
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Caliphate |
Office established in succession to the Prophet Muhammad, to rule the Islamic empire; |
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Aya Tollah |
A high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well |
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Cultural ecology |
Geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships. |
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Cultural leg |
when a group is unresponsive to innovations or changes in their environment, the group is experiencing: |
