Culture Intro
Yurts, a tent-like dwelling used by Nomadic Hearders in Mongolia is an example this.
What is folk culture?
People in Haiti speak a language that is a combination of French and African languages, due to its history of slavery and colonialism. The Haitian Language is an example of this.
What is a creole language?
Languages that no longer have any living speakers are referred to as this.
Extinct Language
Buddhism seeks converts making it this type of religion.
English is currently the global language used for most business transactions. However, in the near future this could be replaced with Mandarin Chinese. These languages are examples of this idea.
What is lingua franca?
The Dome of the rock in jerusalem was first used as a Jewish temple, but then later became a Muslim Mosque. This is an example of
What is Sequent Occupance?
In 1994, 70% percent of the Tutsis ethnic group in Rwanda were killed by the Hutu government. This is an example of what phenomena?
What is the Indo-European Language Family?
This is the holiest site in the Religion of Islam.
What is the Kabba?
Most fashion trends start in Los Angles and New York, and then spread to smaller cities and communities through this type of diffusion.
What is hierarchical diffusion?
Most people in India identify with the Hindu community. In this country, Hinduism is an example of this phenomena.
What is a centripetal force?
Advances in transportation and technology greatly reduce the amount of time it takes for ideas to travel throughout the world, explains this phenomena.
What is time-space compression?
This explains the process by which languages merge to form new languages.
What is creolization?
This religion is a syncretic religion, blending ideas of Hinduism and Islam.
What is Sikhism?
The Renegade dance went viral on TikTok in 2020, through this process.
What is contagious diffusion?
A family moves from China to the United States. When they are home they eat dumplings and speak Mandarin. When they are out of their home they speak English and eat hot dogs. The family is exhibiting this phenomena.
What is acculturation?
This idea explains the process of adapting global practices to fit local cultural practices and preferences.
What is Glocalization?
This refers to versions of the same language that may have unique aspects, but can still be understood by those who speak that language.
What is a dialect?
This religion is an ethnic religion, however is growing at a faster rate than universalizing religions due to its hearth in India.
What is Hinduism?
In China, McDonalds Menus contain burgers, but are often served with a side of rice, a typical side dish in their culture. This menu was created through this process.
What is stimulus diffusion?
A family moves to the United States from Syria. After arriving they only wear blue jeans and American clothes, as well as speak English and watch Jeopardy. They are exhibiting this phenomena.
What is assimilation?
This refers to the place where an innovation is born and from which they spread.
Spanish, French, and Portuguese are all languages stemming from this branch of the Indo-European language family tree.
What is the Romance Language branch?
This ethnic religion were victims in the largest genocide in History.
What is Judaism?
Ms. Hickey was hungry so she went to the Lebanese restaurant by her house to get shawarma. She was able to have her dinner because of this process.
What is relocation diffusion?