What is Culture?
The beliefs, customs, practices, and behavior of a particular nation or group is that nation’s or group’s ____________.
A Norm C Cultural landscape
B Culture region D Culture
D Culture
The world’s major religions began in ____________.
A North America C Asia
B Africa D Europe
C Asia
Love, death, peace, and war are examples of ____________ that relate to the entire world.
A paintings C books
B music D universal themes
D Universal Themes
____________ spread cultural traits because they bring cultural traditions with them to their new homeland.
A Traders C Migrants
B Explorers D Native Americans
C Migrants
A group of humans with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs is a(n) ____________.
A family C social structure
B society D extended family
B Society
In any particular culture, an idea or way of doing things that is common to the culture is called a ____________.
A cultural landscape C cultural trait
B culture D cultural norm
C Cultural Trait
Religion can help people answer questions about the meaning of ____________.
A culture C language
B cultural traits D life
D Life
In a society, architectural works can be important ____________ symbols.
A government C geographical
B cultural D resource
B Cultural
In general, for a new cultural trait to be adopted by a culture, it must offer some ____________ over an existing trait.
A benefit C diffusion
B diversity D drawback
A Benefit
The most basic unit of any society is the ____________.
A family C social structure
B society D extended family
A Family
An area in which a single culture or cultural trait is dominant is called a ____________.
A culture C norm
B cultural landscape D culture region
D Culture Region
All religions have prayers, rituals, and ____________.
A Christmas C special foods
B religious holidays D one god
B Special Foods
Some people worry that rapid communication is creating a new global culture that threatens ____________.
A migration C diversity
B cultural hearths D communication
C Diversity
The first societies with complex cultures—civilizations—developed about ____________ years ago.
A 3 million C 2,600
B 5,000 D 500
B 5,000
The basis for culture is ____________.
A language C symbols
B sounds D gestures
A Language
Within a country, differences in language can make it harder to ____________ the country.
A establish C understand
B divide D unify
D Unify
Ramadan, a time to avoid food during daytime, to pray, and to read the Quran, is a holy month for ______.
What is Muslim?
An idea that relates to the entire world, like love or war, is a(n) _______.
Universal Themes
The mass production of books was allowed by the ____________, which spread knowledge and ideas and increased the number of educated people.
A Internet C printing press
B computer D cell phone
C Printing Press
6. Industrial societies often organize members according to their ____________.
A social structure C nuclear families
B families D social class
D Social Class
How people live and how they earn their living is influenced by the ______ of the region in which they live.
An Enviroment
The thousands of distinct religious traditions that tend to be passed down by word of mouth instead of through sacred text are called ______.
A written work such as poetry or fiction is a work of _______.
Literature
Cultures often develop along with science and ____________.
A tools C agriculture
B technology D machines
B Technology
Which of the following is one of the main languages spoken by Indo-Europeans?
A Mandarin Chinese C German
B Japanese D Hungarian
C German