Folk songs are distinguished from pop culture songs because they
tell a story about daily activities
100
African languages are distinguished by the fact that
linguists continue to add newly discovered languages to the African list
100
What are the 3 universalizing religions
Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism
100
Monotheism
Belief in one God
100
Name 3 countries that speak a romance language
Italy
Spain
France
Portugal
Romania
200
Where are the Amish distributed in the U.S.
Northeastern
200
English is part of which language group
West Germanic
200
The dominant branch of Islam in Iran is
Shiite
200
Literary Tradition
System of written communication
200
What is a taboo
a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
300
Rapid diffusion of Popular culture depends on
Modern Communication systems
300
Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds?
Mid-Atlantic
300
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a
Sect
300
Language Branch
A collection of languages related through a common ancestoral language
300
Why is folk culture clustered?
Lack of interaction among groups
400
In contrast to folk culture, pop culture is more likely to vary
a.) from place to place at a given time
b.)from time to time at a given place
c.) both from place to place and from time to time
d.) neither from place to place nor time to time
b
400
The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
Recently in time the languages were once the same
400
Christianity diffused from its hearth through
relocation diffusion
400
Division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations
Denomination
400
What are the 3 of the 5 Islamic Pillars of Faith
1.)Pray 5 times a day, towards Mecca
2.)Must fast during the month of Ramadan
3.) Pilgrimage to Mecca
4.) There is only one God, and Muhammad is his messenger
5.) Give to charity
500
The most important house style in the U.S. since the 1960's is known as the
Neo-eclectic
500
The Flemings and Walloons speak languages belonging to different
Language branches
500
Judaism is classified as an ethnic rather than universalizing religion, primarily because
its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel
500
Autonomous Religion
Religion that does not have a central authority, but shares ideas and cooperates informally
500
The three branches of Buddhism are
(Will accept 2 of the 3)