What does Hearth mean?
The origin of where something was created.
one moves from one place to another bringing their culture with them to spread to new places. (Pizza example, pizza came from Italy and spread to the US)
an extinct german language is
gothic
True or false you are born already cultured
FALSEEEEEEEEEEE you are taught to be cultured (sorry if you're a cowboys fan it's not your fault)
Taboo means:
Something that is considered improper, forbidden, or unacceptable to say, do, or mention. (think back to the candy simulation)
The spread of
Expansion Diffusion is when
when something spreads from its hearth to other places but still remains strong where it originated from. (religion)
when someone has spoken a language but moves somewhere else and doesn't get to speak it anymore the new language would be considered?
Material Culture is? Give an example.
something you can touch that has meaning (Christmas tree)
Multiculturism means
The coexistence of several cultures in one society with the ideal of all cultures being valued.
What does Globalization mean?
world wide
Stimulus Diffusion is
Adjusting something to respect another persons culture (Mcdonalds adjusting their menu offer no red meat in India)
East German, West German, North German all fall under which OG language
Indo-European
Non-Material culture is? Give an example!
when you bring importance to something you cannot touch like a holiday (Christmas)
Acculturation means:
The process where a cultural group adopts cultural traits from another group, like language, religion, or customs, without necessarily losing their original culture. (peace sign example)
What does universalizing religion mean?
A religion that welcomes ALL regardless of a persons background.
Hierarchal diffusion is when
Something is spread by a person with STATUS (celebs, pro athletes, influencers who advertise people to buy something and influence people based off their status)
Latin, Spanish, Italian all fall under which OG language?
ROMEance language
bosque, church, temples are all examples of
cultural landscapes
Ethnic Religion means:
Religion that is identified with a particular ethnic or tribal group and that does not seek new converts. Spreads through only relocation diffusion, remains mostly near the hearth.
Syncretism means?
the combining or merging of distinct beliefs, cultures, philosophies, or schools of thought into a new, unified system
Contagious diffusion is when
something is spread through touch (covid, tik tok dances are spread through social media)
lingua franca
monotheistic and polytheistic means?
monotheistic means they worship ONE God while Polytheistic worships MULTIPLE
Assimilation means:
When immigrants lose their native customs, including religion and language to the dominant culture. Dominant culture completely absorbs the less dominant one.