Culture Basics
The shared beliefs, customs, and traditions of a group are called this.
Culture.
The spread of ideas, foods, music, or religion from one place to another.
Cultural Diffusion
Religion based on the teachings of Jesus.
Christianity
This index measures gender inequality levels.
GII
Culture practiced by small, traditional groups.
Folk Culture
This is the place where a culture first began.
Cultural Hearth
When McDonald’s opens restaurants in many countries, this process is happening.
Diffusion
What is the holy book of Islam??
Quran
A lower GII means this about equality.
More equal (more equality)
Culture that spreads quickly and is popular with many people.
Pop culture
Name one example of a cultural hearth in history.
Indus Valley, Nile River Valley, etc.
Give one example of cultural diffusion in real life.
Answers may vary.
Religion that teaches enlightenment and the Eightfold Path.
Buddhism
Cultural beliefs can affect gender equality because they influence this.
Gender roles
Folk culture usually spreads this way.
Slowly
This includes clothing, food, and buildings
Material culture
True or False: Cultural diffusion only happens between countries.
False.
Religion that includes belief in karma and reincarnation.
Hinduism
This activist fought for girls’ education in Pakistan.
Give one example of pop culture.
Tiktok trends, popular music, fashion trends
These are repeated actions done by a group that become traditions.
Customs.
Why does cultural diffusion happen faster today than in the past?
Technology, transportation, internet, globalization
True or False: Someone can be ethnically Jewish but not practice Judaism.
True
One reason rural areas might have less gender equality than cities.
Traditions, fewer schools, limited job opportunities
Name one way culture affects daily life.
Answers vary.