Culture
What is Culture?
The total knowledge, attitude, and behaviors, shared by and passed by the members of a specific group
What are creative cultural expressions?
The way cultures express themselves creatively.
What is an innovation?
Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need.
What is language?
The way humans communicate to each other.
What are the major religions around the world?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism
Culture inolves...
food and shelter, religion, relationships to family and others, language, education, security, political and social organization, and creative expression
What are the types of creative culture?
performing arts, visual arts, and oral/written literature
What is acculturation?
when society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation
What is dialect?
Versions of language that reflect and changes in speech patterns related to class, religion, or other cultural changes
What is the oldest monotheistic religion?
Judaism
What is an ethnic group?
Common Language+Customs++Common Heritage
What are the categories of written/oral literature?
poems, folk tales, and stories
What is diffusion?
A spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior
How did languages get diffused?
Through trade routes and movement.
Where were all the places Islam spread?
Middle East, Africa, East Asia, and Southeastern Europe
What is Society?
Geographic Region, Sense of Identity (Ethnic Group), Culture
What are the categories of performing arts?
music, dance, theater, and film
What plays key part in spreading ideas and selling goods today?
Advanced technology
What happens to languages and what do they do?
Develop over time and get derived from other languages
Establish community, culture, and unity
What are the four divisions of Christianity?
Roman, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy
How is culture spread?
Individual -> Family -> Clan -> Tribe
What are the categories of visual art?
architecture, painting, sculpture, and textiles
Changing what you where to school is a ________ example.
Non-geographical
Why is language so important?
Allows people to communicate with each other
Allows for idea flows
Reflects other aspects
Helps establish cultural identity
Which religions are thought of as philosophies of life?
Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto