Pop/Folk Culture
This type of culture is defined as: traditional practices of small groups (like the Amish).
Folk Culture
A system of communication through writing, making gestures, or speech is called what?
Language
Christianity is one of the 5 major world religions. Name one of the other 4.
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism.
A group of people who share a judged physiological trait refers to what term?
Race
When someone assimilates to a new culture, what are they doing?
They are changing and completely adopting that new culture as their own. (changing their values, beliefs, culture)
This type of culture is defined as: the practices of large, diverse societies that share certain customs
Popular Culture (or pop culture)
An Australian accent, a British accent, and a Philadelphia accent are examples of different _______. (Fill in the blank).
Dialects
Every major world religion is made up of 6 key elements. Name 2 of those core elements.
1. Sacred Texts 2. Deities (Gods)
3. Rituals 4. Sacred Symbols / Objects
5. Ideas / Morals 6. Important People / Figures
"Chinatown" and "Little Italy" are areas with large populations of one particular cultural identity. These are called what?
Ethnic Enclaves
A student moves from France to Delaware. At school, the student learns to speak English. But with their family at home, the student speaks French. What process is this an example of?
Acculturation
What is a cultural hearth?
The place of origin for a particular culture / where a culture started or came from
What does the Nomadic Warrior Theory say about why language spreads?
It says that language spreads through war and conflict
A religion that attempts to be global and appeal to people worldwide is what type of religion?
Universal Religion
This attitude tends to unite people together in support of their country (ex: Argentina rallying together to support the Argentinian soccer team in the World Cup)
Nationalism
What is Syncretism?
When 2 cultures mix together and form a new cultural identity
Which type of diffusion does folk culture typically spread through? What about popular culture? (To get the full 400, you need BOTH. If you get 1, you get 200 points).
Relocation Diffusion = Folk
Hierarchical Diffusion = Popular
A language that is commonly used communicate by people who have different native languages is called a what?
Lingua Franca
This type of religion typically appeals to one specific group or culture that lives in one place. (Ex: Hinduism)
Ethnic Religion
The Holocaust is an example of this type of ethnic violence
Genocide
Cultural Divergence refers to two cultures becoming increasingly _______ as time goes on. (Fill in the blank).
Dissimilar or Different
Popular Culture is able to be distributed widely without being limited by things like distance. What is the only barrier to popular culture spreading?
Access (Not enough resources)
What is another language that shares the same language group as English? (The West Germanic language group)
German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Afrikaans, Danish, Icelandic
What are the two most widely distributed religions in the world? (You need BOTH to get the full 500. If you get one, you get 200 points.).
1. Christianity
2. Islam
The Great Migration was one of the largest movements of people in the history of the United States. Who was moving? Where did they leave from? Why did they leave? You need ALL 3 to get the full 500 points.
Black Americans / African Americans were moving. They left the South. They were leaving to escape racial violence / seek better jobs, education, and safer communities elsewhere.
Cultural ________ is the theory that 2 cultures will be more and more like each other as their interactions increase.
Convergence