7.1
A behavior that is considered normal in a particular society
What is a norm?
Family that includes parents, children, and other family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
What is extended family?
A set of spoken sounds, written symbols, or hand gestures that make it possible for people to communicate
What is language?
written work such as fiction, poetry, or drama
What is literature?
Active process of acquiring knowledge of the natural world
What is science?
Idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture
What is a cultural trait?
Family that consists of parents and their children
What is Nuclear Family?
A system of worship and belief, including belief about the nature of a God or Gods
What is religion?
A person who designs buildings
Who is an architect?
Spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
What is Cultural Diffusion?
Geographic area that has been shaped by people
What is a Cultural Landscape?
A group of humans with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet their basic wants and needs is a(n) ______________
What is a society?
Standards of acceptable behavior
What are ethics?
Love, death, peace, and war are examples of ___________ that relate to the entire world
What are universal themes?
Cultures often develop along with science and _______
What is technology?
Area in which a single culture or cultural trait is dominant
What is a Culture Region?
Pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society
What is Social Structure?
Ramadan, a time to avoid food during daytime, to pray, and to read the Quran, is a holy month for __________
Who are Muslims?
The basis for culture is
What is language?
Some people worry that rapid communication is creating a new global culture that threatens _________
What is diversity?
The world has 12 major language groups. Languages within each of these groups share a common __________
What are ancestors?
Industrial Societies often organize members according to their __________
What is Social Class?
People who speak different languages sometimes turn to a ____________ in order to communicate
What is a third language?
In a society, architectural works can be important _________ symbols
What are cultural?
The thousands of distinct religious traditions that tend to be passed down by word of mouth instead of through sacred texts are called ___________
Traditional Religions