What is Culture
Social Groups, Language, and Religion
Economic and Political Systems
Cultural Change
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Define culture.
The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
100
Every culture has a social structure or
What is a way or organizing people into smaller groups
100
Define economy
What is a system for producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services.
100
What was one of the earliest "technological advances" that helped people survive in colder climates?
What is the discovery of fire
200
Define cultural traits.
What is a particular group's individual skills, customs, and ways of doing things.
200
What is the main difference between a nuclear family and an extended family?
A nuclear family consists of a mother, father, and their children while an extended family may include other generations of the family.
200
Define consumers. * In your answer you must include the words goods and services
What are people who buy and use the goods and services made or offered by the producers.
200
Besides serving as a form of entertainment, radio, television, and computers have what other effect on our culture.
What is that they are responsible for adding new words to our languages.
300
define technology
What are the tools and the skills that people need to use them; the practical use of scientific skills, especially in industry.
300
***DAILY DOUBLE*** What is the main difference between a matriarchal family and a patriarchal family?
Matriarchal families are families where women have more authority than men do. Patriarchal families are such that men have more say in the decision making.
300
What is the main difference between a basic and a non-basic business?
Basic businesses are essential for a nation to function. They include things like transportation, communication, and electricity. Non-basic businesses are "nice but not necessary."
300
What is the difference between cultural diffusion and acculturation?
Cultural diffusion is the movement of ideas and customs from one culture to another where acculturation is the process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging ideas.
400
Please name the four stages that early cultures went through.
What are the invention of tools, the discovery of fire, the growth of agriculture and the use of writing.
400
***DAILY DOUBLE*** Name two things that make up a person's status or position in a social class.
What is their wealth, land, ancestors, or education.
400
Please explain how basic and non-basic businesses are owned in the following three economic systems: capitalism, socialism, and communism.
Capitalism -> most basic and non-basic are privately owned Socialism -> Government owns most basic industries and most non-basic industries are privately owned. Communism -> The government owns all basic and non-basic businesses.
400
Why is the Earth sometimes called a "global village?"
What is because modern transportation and communications tell everyone about far-away people, businesses, and governments almost instantly.
500
A culture is called a civilization when ________.
When it creates a writing system.
500
Religious beliefs vary. Some religions such as Islam, Judaism, and Christianity believe in one god. Other religions worship more than one god. But, all religions have __________ and _____________.
What is prayers and rituals.
500
Please explain how a king or queen in a monarchy is different from a president in a representative democracy.
The main difference is the in a monarchy a king or queen is mostly used as a figurehead or a symbol for the country. They are not very responsible for the day-to-day decision making for their country. In a representative democracy, a president can work to create laws.
500
Why should the threat of an "information overload" be taken seriously?
Because if things change too fast, people can become confused, and culture is threatened. Valuable traditions can disappear and once important sources of knowledge are lost, they can never be regained.
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