Culture 101
Types of Diffusion
Acculturation & Assimilation
Name that Religion
Languages
Starts with an "S"
100
Where do cultures originate?
Cultural Hearth
100
What type of diffusion is exemplified here?
Through trade, migration, and colonization, cultural beliefs and social activities spread around the world.
Cultural Diffusion
100
Why is Tex-Mex an example of syncretism?
Styles of American and Mexican cuisine were fused to make a new style
100
Which religion’s hearth can be found in present- day Saudi Arabia? 
Islam
100
Which continent has a high level of Language Diversity?
Africa
100
A cultural trait that are structures and institutions connecting people within a culture, such as family, government, and education.
Sociofacts
200
Eating pork is heavily discouraged in Islam and Judaism. They don’t do it. What is this an example of?
Cultural Taboo or Taboo
200
What type of diffusion is exemplified here?
Burger King locations in Canada serve their version of poutine, a traditional Quebecois dish.
Stimulus Diffusion
200
What is the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others?
Ethnocentrism
200
Which religion originated in Judea?
Judea
200
How can language be a centrifugal force?
Language is tied to culture. The higher the language diversity is, the higher the chance of conflict due to different beliefs and ideas.
200
What term describes the separation of religion and the state?
Secularism
300
What term describes understanding and evaluating a culture by its own standards, rather than by your own cultural norms?
Cultural Relativism
300
What type of diffusion is exemplified here?
In the event of a school cancellation, some use “phone trees to spread the word. The principal calls the teachers, and the teachers call their homeroom students.
Hierarchical Diffusoin
300
What is the difference between Acculturation and Assimilation?
Acculturation: Adopts some traits of another culture, retains aspects of their own.
Assimilation: Minority culture loses their distinct traits & adopts the more dominant culture traits.
300
Which religion originated in Japan?
Shintoism
300
Explain why Spanish is the most commonly spoken language in the U.S. other than English.
Historically, a large portion of the U.S. was under Spanish rule. Currently, Immigration plays a big role.
300
The emotional connection an individual attaches to a certain location based on their experience.
Sense of Place
400
What are the three kinds of Cultural Traits?
Artifacts, Sociofacts, Mentifacts
400
What type of diffusion is exemplified here?
Indian immigrants popularized Indian cuisine when they moved to London and curries are now available in many restaurants.
Relocation Diffusion
400
What term means the tendency for cultures to become more similar due to shared technologies, media, and economic interdependence?
Cultural Convergence
400
Which religion is associated with this image?
Buddhism
400
This term refers to a language used for communication between people who do not share a native language, often for trade & diplomacy.
Lingua Franca
400
The way in which improvements in transportation and communication have reduced the friction of distance & permitted rapid diffusion of ideas across space. Ex: Cell phones & Internet
Space-Time Compression
500
What term describes the belief that the environment can impact culture but people are the primary architects of it that make things Possible?
Possibilism
500
What type of diffusion is exemplified here?
News of the winner of the World Cup spread around the world very quickly via the Internet and other media.
Contagious Diffusion
500
What is the term to describe what happened to the Native American people causing them to lose their distinct traits and adopting the dominant culture?
Assimilation
500
Which religion is associated with the caste system in India?
Hinduism
500
How can language be a Centripetal Force?
Sharing a language would centripetal as it unifies people since it is tied to culture.
500
What does this image represent?
Sequent Occupance