Elements & Expressions of Culture
What word describes the shared beliefs, traditions, language, and traits of a group of people
What is Culture?
What term means the spread of culture from one group to another
What is Cultural Diffusion
Name one cultural tradition or holiday that people or families celebrate
What is Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, Diwali, birthdays, or family meals?
How many major world belief systems
5
What term describes a system of beliefs, attitudes, and practices
What is Religion
Name two major ways culture spreads between societies
What are trade, travel, war, immigration or technology
Which element of culture refers to the style and design of buildings, such as pyramids, castles, or skyscrapers
What is architecture?
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism
believing in one God (monotheism) versus believing in multiple gods (polytheism)
What digital citizenship risk should students watch out for when reading information online
information being exaggerated or misrepresented online
Works of art and music across cultures often show universal themes. Name two of these themes
What are religion, justice, or the passage of time
What do social scientists call reasons that force people to leave a country versus reasons that attract them to a new one
What are push factors and pull factors
Which basic social institution is responsible for making laws, keeping order, and protecting citizens
What is the Government
believing in one God (monotheism) versus believing in multiple gods (polytheism)
What are Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, or Buddhism
What is the difference between a physical map and a political map?
What is showing natural features like mountains and rivers (physical) versus showing human-made borders and cities (political)?
What do we call a society where people from many different cultural backgrounds live together
What is a multicultural society
What modern tools help culture spread faster than ever before
What are technology, social media, transportation, or fast communication
Besides language and religion, name two other common traits that make up a group's culture
What are traditions, fine arts, architecture, music, literature, history, or sports?
Name two features social scientists use to compare major religions
What are founder, place of worship, sacred text, holy days, or main symbols
What 0° line of latitude divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
What is the Equator
Name three common traits that define a culture
What are language, religion, traditions, fine arts, history, sports, architecture, music, or literature?
Name one example of immigration or refugee
What is immigration along the southern Texas border or refugees arriving in San Antonio
How can new technology like social media change the way people express and share their culture's music or fashion
What is by allowing music and fashion trends to spread rapidly and merge across different world societies?
Why is categorizing belief in Hinduism or Buddhism tricky for students
Hinduism can be practiced as monotheistic or polytheistic, and Buddhism refers to spiritual beings rather than a single creator god
What do we call a first-hand account of history created by someone who was actually there, like a diary, letter, or photograph?
What is a Primary Source?