Language families
This language family which includes English,Spanish, and Hindi is the worlds largest.
What is the indo-European language family?
A region where a specific ethnic group is concentrated and maintains cultural distinctiveness is called this.
What is an ethnic enclave?
This is the type of diffusion by which Islam spread through conquest and trade.
What is contagious diffusion?
The visible imprint of human activity on the environment, including buildings, roads, and monuments, is called this.
What is the cultural landscape?
This country is home to the highest number of different languages, with over 800 spoken.
What is Papua New Guinea?
This process occurs when two languages blend over time due to prolonged contact, often creating a simplified grammar.
What is creolization?
This term refers to the forced removal of an ethnic group from a region, often through violence.
What is ethnic cleansing?
Christianity’s spread through European colonization is an example of this type of diffusion.
What is relocation diffusion?
This type of cultural landscape feature, such as a church or mosque, represents religious influence.
What is a sacred site?
This European country has two major language groups, Flemish and Walloon, leading to tensions between its regions
What is Belgium?
This term refers to a language that is widely used for communication between speakers of different native languages, such as English or Swahili.
What is a lingua franca?
The concept of a nation without a state, such as the Kurds or the Palestinians, is known as this.
What is a stateless nation?
The process of blending different religious beliefs, such as Vodou (a mix of African and Catholic traditions), is called this.
What is syncretism?
This term describes the gradual loss of local culture as it is replaced by more dominant outside influences.
What is cultural assimilation?
The Middle East is considered a cultural hearth for these three major world religions.
What are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?
The revival of a language that was once near extinction, as seen with Hebrew, is called this.
What is language revitalization?
The belief that one’s own ethnicity is superior to others is called this.
What is ethnocentrism?
The spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia is an example of this type of diffusion.
What is stimulus diffusion?
The spread of globalized architecture, such as skyscrapers in many cities worldwide, is an example of this phenomenon.
What is placelessness?
This African country has over 40 ethnic groups, with the Kikuyu being the largest.
What is Kenya?
This theory suggests that early speakers of Proto-Indo-European spread westward through military conquest.
What is the Conquest Theory?
This term describes a country where multiple ethnic groups coexist but retain distinct cultural identities.
What is a multiethnic state?
In Hinduism and Judaism, religious affiliation is typically passed down through birth rather than conversion. This makes them examples of this kind of religion.
What is an ethnic religion?
The French-speaking region of Québec is an example of this type of cultural area, defined by shared linguistic and historical traits.
What is a cultural region?
This region of China is home to a significant Muslim population, the Uyghurs, who have faced cultural suppression.
What is Xinjiang?