Vocabulary
Elements of Culture
Concepts
Religion
Miscellaneous
100

The way a group of people live- including their customs, language, celebrations, religion, music, food, and traditions

What is CULTURE

100

Type of government with one person as the ruler - example is a dictator or king

What is AUTOCRACY

100

People in your family that came before you, starting with your parents

What are ancestors

100

These religions appeal to one group of people living in one place

What are ETHNIC RELIGIONS

100

Names of the two sisters in the movie - League of Their Own

What is Dottie and Kit Hinson

200

Anything a large group of people do, and have done for a long period of time - celebrating a Quincearera or a Bar Mitzvah

What are CUSTOMS

200

System of government with all powers to the central government

What is UNITARY SYSTEM

200

People who move from one country to live in another country

What are IMMIGRANTS

200

This is a large fundamental division within a religion

What is a BRANCH

200

The names of the main coaches (2) in the movie, Remember the Titans

Who are COACH BOONE and COACH YOAST

300

Customs that are passed down from parents to children over time

What are TRADITIONS

300

These are the three main types of economy

What are TRADITIONAL, MARKET, COMMAND

300

These are the four stages of culture shock

What are the HONEYMOON, FRUSTRATION, ADJUSTMENT, ACCEPTANCE PHASES

300

The belief in multiple gods

What is POLYTHEISTIC

300

A organization with the abbreviation NAACP

What is NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

400

These are behavior patterns that are typical of specific groups (eye contact, marriage partners, attitudes towards alcohol)

What are CULTURAL NORMS

400

Name 5 elements of culture

What are CUSTOM/TRADITIONS, LANGUAGE, RELIGION, GEOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, ECONOMY, GOVERNMENT, MUSIC, ART, FOOD, AND TECHNOLOGY

400

You are a lesbian and you and your partner go to see an apartment. The landlord asks you if you have boyfriends that will visit. You say no and explain that you are partners. The landlord tells you that he runs a “family building” and will not rent to you.

What is DISCRIMINATION

400

DAILY DOUBLE 

These three religions are considered universalizing religions.

What are CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, BUDDHISM, SIKHISM

400

The United States of America has this type of economic system

What is MIXED ECONOMY

500

A negative attitude, especially when it is hatred or intolerance for certain kinds of people

What is PREJUDICE

500

These are three physical features of geography that impact your culture

What is LANDFORMS, CLIMATE, NATURAL VEGETATION

500

The third-grade teacher that used a controversial experiment to teach her class about prejudice, discrimination and racism.

Who is JANE ELLIOT

500

These are two sects of the Islam religion

What are SUNNI AND SHIITE (SHIA)

500
This is a system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa.
What is APARTHEID