Social Organization/Culture
What is Culture?
The shared behaviors of a
group.
what is needed in order for culture to survive?
Language
What does religion teach us?
Teaches morals/ethics (Right from wrong)
Throughout history and still today, the style of what has impacted culture in every country?
Government
what teaches about a culture's value
Arts and literature
What is Cultural Hearth?
The start of a cultural idea (Farming started in the middle east, Nashville hot chicken was made in Nashville, Tennessee, etc.)
Define traditions and values
Traditions and Values are learned behaviors taught to you by
your immediate or extended family or society
How are some ways that religion impacts our culture?
What ceremonies/holidays you practice
○ What you view as right and wrong
○ The food you eat or cannot eat
○ The clothing you wear
How does government impact culture?
people form governments to provide for their common needs:
Creating laws, providing safety, and improving quality of life
What are 3 examples of art?
ART = paintings, pottery, sculptures, music
How does culture move?
This happens when people migrate,
travel, and trade goods/ideas.
List some examples of customs/traditions that we talked about in class
- Expected Behaviors
- Laws / Rules
- Holidays
- Events
- Activities
Define polytheism
Belief in more than one god
Define democracy
people have supreme power (Rule by the people)
Give three examples of literature
LITERATURE= books, plays, poems, holy
books, laws
What are the two types of social organization?
Family structure - Through the family children learn how they
are expected to act and what to believe.
Political structure - Lower class vs Upper class
is this a true or false statement:
an example of a custom is bowing to another person as a sign of respect in some Asian countries
True
Define monotheism
Belief in one god
What are Moral Values?
Ideas of right and wrong that are taught
through family and society.
Do cultures have different art and literature that have meaning to them?
Yes/True
FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION
PLACE YOUR BETS
Why is Cultural Diffusion Important?
Religions have moved around the world.
➢ countries shared goods with each other that they
normally wouldn’t have
➢ Civilizations built upon each other's ideas and
improve them→ language, laws, farming
State the importance of Language
Important for communication and passing on tradition and beliefs
List three of the major world religions
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism
Give 2 examples of Moral Values
Anything that is seen as right or wrong in society (Wrong: Being rude, hitting someone, stealing, violence, etc.)
(Right: Being polite, helping others, tipping at restaurants, shaking hands with someone you met, keeping eye contact with someone that is talking, etc.)
How have we gained knowledge about different cultures over time?
Art and literature are ways culture has
been recorded and passed down through
generations.