Cultures
Religion
Languages
Diffusion
Key Terms
MR. GRAHAM'S CHALLENGE
100
A native culture is referred to as this.
Indigenous Culture
100
Religions that beleive in multiple gods are called this.
Polytheistic
100
A language that dominates business and diplomacy is called.
lingua franca
100
The center or origin of a culture is called this.
Hearth
100
This is the term for the world wide spread of technology and culture, as well as economic interdependence.
Globalization
100
This country had an empire upon which 'the sun never sets' because it ruled 1/4th of the world's surface and population.
The British Empire
200
The belief that one's culture is better than others is called this.
Ethnocentrism
200
A _________ religion seeks out converts.
Universal Religion
200
Oftentimes referred to as accents, this is the more correct way of referring to native speakers of the same language who speak it differently.
Dialect
200
The ALS ice bucket challenge is an example of this types of diffusion.
Expansion/Contagious Diffusion
200
The killing off of a certain race or ethnic group is called this.
Genocide
200
This culture is famous for its comics and cartoons, but they are not called 'comics' and 'cartoons' there.
Japan
300
The Amish would be an example of this type of culture.
Folk/Local Culture
300
Name all three Abrahamic religions.
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
300
These languages all have their roots in Latin. (Don't name all of them, there is a term)
Romance Languages
300
This is the idea that increasing connection is overcoming space in the diffusion of culture.
Time-Space Convergence
300
_____ is cultural things you can touch, and _____ are the culture things you cannot touch.
material culture, nonmaterial culture
300
This empire was late to the empire-building game, but had many territories in south and east Africa.
The German Empire (2nd Reich)
400
The idea that cultures are becoming more alike is called _________ and that they are becoming more different is called _________.
cultural convergence, cultural divergence
400
Shinto is this type of religion.
Ethnic Religion
400
Gaelic is found in these two countries.
Scotland & Ireland
400
When a trait diffuses from a group of lower status to a group of higher status it is called this.
Reverse Hierarchical Diffusion
400
This term refers to things that a culture considers bad or wrong, such as Jewish avoidance of pork.
Taboo
400
Name the 7 original Cultural Hearths
Nile, Indus, Wei-Huang, Ganges, Mesopotamia, MesoAmerica, West Africa
500
The Idea that Culture should be judged based on its own standards is called this.
Cultural Relativism
500
This religion is the smallest of the branches of Islam.
Ibadi
500
These 3 languages were once common in 19th century Wisconsin.
Native American, Polish, German, French
500
What 5 things can lead to cultural diffusion?
Media, Technology, Politics, Economics, Socila Relationships
500
The process of reembracing the uniqueness and authenticity of a place by later groups of people is called this.
Neolocalism
500
This warrior culture was made famous by its famous war chants depicted by this 1964 film of the same name.
ZULU