Culture Time!
Behaviors that are strongly discouraged by a culture
Taboos
The physical artifacts that humans have created that form the landscape...what do we call this?
The Built Environment
Shinto is a religion that is primarily found in which country?
Japan
Define diffusion
Spreading (culture)
Name a language that is on the Indo-European Language Tree
Where a culture originates from...
Cultural Hearth
Give an example of a centripetal force
Common language, religion, peace, economic prosperity, ethnic unity, shared history, tolerance, equality under the law, charismatic leader, etc.
The boundary line between two dialects...
Isogloss
Name one element of the Christian cultural landscape
Church, cross, orthodox domes, steeples,
Define hierarchical diffusion
Anything that is the spread of culture from wealthy/powerful/dominant/famous individuals to the masses
Speaking one common language at work, and a different native language at home is called.. The language at work is called a...
Lingua Franca
Places reserved for a specific gender
Gendered spaces
Give me an example of a material culture.
See Mr. Peña for correct answer.
What is the difference between Acculturation and Assimilation?
Acculturation: Adding an element of another culture into your daily life.
Assimilation: One culture loses all of its cultural traits by replacing them with those of another dominant culture.
Where is the cultural hearth of Hinduism?
India/South Asia
Give an example of contagious diffusion
Jazz music spreading via musicians
Give an example of reverse hierarchical diffusion
Blue jeans, cell phones
The merge of traits from two cultures to form a new culture.
Creolization / Syncretism
Define Cultural Landscape and give an example from the world.
The influence of human cultures on the landscape.
When you can tell that different ethnic groups have lived in/moved out of the same place over time and left cultural imprints on the area...This is called...
Sequent Occupancy
Define two of the following terms from the Hindu faith.
Karma
Dharma
Samsara
Moksha
Karma - Good deeds over bad.
Dharma - Doing your duty or job according to your caste.
Samsara - The Wheel of Reincarnation
Moksha - Escaping the wheel of reincarnation and becoming one with god.
Give an example of Stimulus Diffusion
McDonalds changing menu across the world
When speakers of two different languages develop a simplified mixture of the two languages, this is called a...
Pidgin
The dispersal of people from their original homeland
Diaspora
Explain the differences between Pop and Folk Culture using at least two vocabulary words.
Folk Culture. Local, homogeneous culture.
Popular Culture. International, heterogeneous culture
High populations of an immigrant ethnic group in a urban area... this is called a(n)...
Give me 1 example of this term
Ethnic Enclave or Ethnic Neighborhood
China Town, Little Italy, etc...
We all know the sub-groups of Christianity. (Protestant, Catholic and Othodox.)
What are the major sub-groups of Islam OR Buddhism?
Islam: Sunni and Shia
Buddhism: Mahayana, and Theravada.
Give an example of expansion diffusion
The internet, movies, books, social media, etc.
What is the most commonly native spoken language in the world?.... (Not the most commonly studied)
Chinese - most spoken
English - most studied
List the three major world Ethnic Religions
AND
The three major world Universalizing Religions
Ethnic - Judaism, Hinduism, Shinto
Universalizing - Christian, Buddhism, Islam
What is the difference between Ethnicity and Race?
Ethnicity: People that share history/experiences. Race: People biologically similar
What is the difference between Environmental Determinism and Possibilism?
Environmental Determinism - a theory that proposes that the physical environment, including climate and geography, primarily shapes human cultures, societies, and behaviors
Possibilism - the idea that while the environment may present limitations, humans have the agency to overcome or adapt to them, shaping their own destiny
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Shahada (Profession of Faith):
This is the declaration of faith, stating "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God". It's the most fundamental belief in Islam.
Salah (Prayer):
Muslims are required to pray five times a day, facing the Kaaba in Mecca, during designated times.
Zakat (Alms-giving):
This is a form of charity, where Muslims give a portion of their wealth to those in need. It's considered a way to purify wealth and help those in need.
Sawm (Fasting):
Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn until sunset during the month of Ramadan. It's a time for spiritual reflection and self-purification.
Hajj (Pilgrimage):
This is a journey to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during a specific time of the year, and is obligatory for those who are physically and financially able.
While the initial concept of a pocket-sized, versatile device with communication and computing capabilities has been developed in specific regions, its adoption and adaptation into different model types across the globe demonstrate _______ diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
List the five parts of a language tree from biggest to smallest.
Family
Branch
Group
Language
Dialect
Describe the general gist of the two following concepts and identify the religion that they come from.
Four Noble Truths
The Eight-Fold Path
Buddhism
The Four Noble Truths explain suffering, its cause, the end of suffering, and the path to end suffering.
The Eightfold Path is the practical path, outlining right understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration, to achieve Nirvana.