religion, ethnicity, and nationality
define ethnicity
it is a membership in a group of people who share characteristics such as ancestry, language, customs, history, and common experiences.
define ethnic religion
belief traditions that emphasize strong cultural characteristics
cultural landscape of christianity
orthodox christian church
define ethnic island
a rural area where their cultural imprints revolve around housing types and agricultural dwellings that reflect their heritage
why were muslims first attracted the united states
there were industrial jobs and growing cities
define nationality
a persons connection to a particular country
define universalizing
when they want you to convert someone into there religion regardless of your ethnic background.
cultural landscape of buddhism
stupa
define sequent occupancy
This is when an ethnic groups moves in and out of neighborhoods and create new cultural implants on the landscapes
how did the first concentration of muslims come to the united states
they made up 15% of the enslaved africans that were forced to the US
define fundamentalism
Fundamentalism is an attempt to follow a literal interpretation of a religious faith
define animism
the belief that non living objects, such as rivers or mountains, have faith of their colonizers
cultural landscape of judaism
wise temple on plum street
how is the pennsylvania dutch are able to keep there traditional heritage in a stg. 4 country, like the US
Since they live in rural areas, they have less interactions with other groups than do other groups in the cities, they maintain a strong and long lasting sense of cohesion
The black muslims
a distinctive group where some African Americans joined with islamic people
define cultural hearth
the source, or origin, where a religion or ethnicity began, and then track its movement and predict its future direction
how did colonization impact animism
The colonizers forced most of the native americans who believed in animism to change to christianity
cultural landscape of islam
taj mahal
example of an ethnic island in the US
there are germanic ethnic islands of people who fled religious persecution in the past continue to exist in the US
how much of american muslims are african american
one quarter
define theocracy
countries whose governments are run by religious leaders through the use of religious laws
what are the 5 major religions
hinduism, buddhism, judiasm, christianity, islam
cultural landscape of shinto
seigant-ji pagoda
example of sequent occupance in US
where are the primary places of settlement
urban areas