What in the Vocab?
What is the term for the spread of culture from a hearth to multiple locations?
Diffusion
The most popular religion in the world
Christianity
What is an example of popular culture?
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What is an alliance?
A union or assisiation formed for mutual benefit
Ethnicity is defined as
-a group of people with similar physical characteristics
-a group of people who share cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth
-a group of people united against a common enemy
-a group of people with the same religion
a group of people who share cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth
The process by which a minority group adopts the values, beliefs, and behaviors of a society’s majority group.
Assimilation
The belief in many gods
Polytheistic
What is an example of folk culture?
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This group of individuals commited the Rwandan Genocide
Hutu
Racism is
-The biological classification of people
-Superiority of some groups because of racial identity
-Inferiority of other groups because of racial identity
The forced removal of an ethnic or religious group from a certain area by a more powerful ethnic group.
Ethnic Cleansing
Which of the following DOES NOT apply to Judaism?
-Torah
-Taboo against pork
-Muhammad is a prophet
-Hebrew
-Muhammad is a prophet
A restriction on behavior imposed by a social custom
Taboo
In the United States, which is shared by all Americans?
-Ethnicity
-Language
-Nationality
-Race
Nationality
Race is:
Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor and with shared biological traits
The systematic killing of a racial, political, or cultural group.
Genocide.
The literal interpretation and strict adherence to the basic principles of religion is
Fundamentalism
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extend that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing it
Custom
What does it mean when a place has independence from control of a state's internal affairs by other states
It has sovereignty
What were the main differences between the two groups in Rwanda?
Tutsi: Taller, skinnier, lighter skin
Hutu: Darker skin, larger noses, shorter
Attempt to be a global religion and appeal to all people
Universalising religion
What is the common holy site between Christianity, Islam and Judaism?
Jerusalem
The center of an innovation or beginning of asocial trend
(where something starts)
Hearth
What are the three G's?
God
Glory
Gold
What is the name of the theory that believes that one race must "teach" the "lesser" because they are not as civilized?
White Man's Burden