Religion, Ethnicity & Nationality
Define ethnicity
the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
Define what it is to be a Universalizing religion
a religion that is trying to spread
Describe the Symbol of Christianity
A Cross
Define Ethnic Island
Ethnic island is a small rural area dominated by one ethnicity
When was the first time muslims came to america
Way back in the Columbus era
Define Nationality
the status of belonging to a particular nation.
define an ethnic religion
an ethnic religion is a religion that depends on relocation diffusion to spread
Describe the Symbol of Judaism
The Star of David
Define who the Pennsylvania Dutch are
The Pennsylvania Dutch, also referred to as the Pennsylvania Germans, are a cultural group formed by German immigrants settling in the state of Pennsylvania during the 18th and 19th centuries.
True
What is the difference between nationality and ethnicity
Nationality is the status of belonging to a particular nation. and Ethnicity is the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
what is a cultural hearth
A cultural hearth is where a religion starts
Describe the Symbol of Islam
A Cresent Moon with a Star
Sequent Occupance
The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.
Did the Muslims in America stay rural or move to cities
Move to cities
How can Ethnicity and Nationality be related?
Some ethnicities are very simular to nationalities, since national traditions could come from ethnic tradtitions
Define animism
Animism is when a soul and/or feelings are given to plants or inanimate objects
Describe the Shinto symbol
The Shinto logo is a depiction of a japanise style architectural design
Explain Sequent occupance at a college
as people of different cultures come in and go out the culture all around changes
Where do muslim immigrants come from?
The middle east and africa
Define fundamentalism
a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.
How does religion impact people in MDC's
People in more developed countries can use religion as just their beliefs or as ways to guide all of their life decisions.
A Symbol similar to a picture of a pirate's steering wheel
Explain how the pensylvania dutch keep so tradtional
since the group is all in one place without the presence of other cultures the traditions live on
What porton of america is is muslim
Around 1 percent