Religion
Polytheism is the practice of believing in...
many gods
What is the largest spoken language in the world?
Mandarin
The most widely spoken Indo-European language is...
English
True or false? Popular culture is a culture traditionally practiced by small homogeneous, rural groups living in relative isolation from other groups
false
What is an example of material culture?
food, clothing, etc.
The dominant branch of Islam is...
Sunni
What is the global lingua franca?
English
What language branch does English belong to?
Germanic
Popular culture is influenced by ____________.
the media
How is folk culture passed down?
word of mouth
What is the world's largest ethnic religion?
Hindusim
_______________________ is a language that was once used by people in their daily activities but is no longer used.
extinct language
Which of the following languages is not contained in the Indo-European family?
1. French
2. Italian
3. English
4. Finnish
Finnish
What is a taboo?
a restriction on behavior imposed by a social custom
The hearth of folk culture is often ____________.
unknown
What is the difference between an ethnic religion and an universalizing religion?
A universalizing religion attempts to be global, to appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location. An ethnic religion appeals primarily to one group of people living in one place.
In Great Britain, Southerners and Northerners disagree on how to pronounce the word grass. One group uses a hard "a" sound and the other uses a soft "a" sound. Which of the following differs linguistically between the South and North?
Dialect
Give an example of a romance language.
french, italian, portuguese, spanish, etc
What is placelessness?
the loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next
Where are the Gullah people located?
Between Jacksonville NC and Jacksonville FL
Eastern Orthodoxy is an example of a Christian...
a. branch
b. denomination
c. sect
branch
Switzerland has ________ official languages.
4
Put the following in order from largest to smallest.
language branch, language group, language family
language family, language branch, language group
Which of the following characteristic is more typical of a popular culture than a folk culture?
1. it results in a more uniform landscape
2. relocation diffusion
3. varies from place to place at a given time
it results in a more uniform landscape
Explain the importance of isolationism in folk culture.
promotes cultural diversity