Intro Unit
Ethnocentrism
The only 2 countries in the middle east that are Islam.
Iraq and Iran
China's attempt to blast their economy into the future; sent civilians to communes and forced them to make steel.
Great Leap Forward
Relative and Absolute are the 2 categories of this theme of geography.
Location
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are 3 examples of this element of culture.
Religion
The spread of beliefs or customs from one culture to another.
Cultural Diffusion
Name a Palestinian Territory in Israel.
Gaza Strip or West Bank.
Belief in family values; Father over son, teacher over student, husband over wife.
Confucianism
The mass travel of people from one place to another.
Movement
Form of Government
The state of the economy of countries like Argentina, South Africa, or Uganda.
Developing
First Abrahamic religion; Believed that Isaac was Abraham's son.
Judaism
What Chinese women used to do to their feet to make them look better.
Foot Binding
How humans affect the world around them.
English, Spanish, and German are examples of this element of culture.
Language
The state of the economy in countries like the USA, Japan, and the UK.
Developed
Most holy site to the Islamic people.
The Kaaba (or Mecca)
3,700 mile 1-year-long march made by the Red Army in retreat from the People's Liberation Army.
The Long March
Location
The currency used and the type of market (free market, socialist market) are examples of this element of culture.
Economic System
Discriminating someone based on their ethnicity.
Racism
Believes that Jesus Christ is the messiah.
Christianity
Name one of the Four Modernisations.
Possible answers are agriculture, industry, science and technology, and defense.
An area made up of many places with the same characteristic.
Reigon
Pottery, Paintings, and Books are examples of this element of culture.
Arts & Literature