Word Work
The Seven Elements of Culture
Extras
100
People’s religion, language, clothes, technology, foods, sports, markets, housing, and entertainment are examples of this.
What is culture?
100
The location of a culture, includes landforms and bodies of water.
What is geography?
100
True or False. Everyone's culture is the same.
What is false?
200
Something that is usual, typical, or standard. For example, Americans drive on the right side of the road. In Latin culture, it is rude to look someone in the eye. In India they eat with their fingers.
What is a norm?
200
How people communicate with one another in a culture.
What is language?
200
The "record keeper of society".
What is arts and literature?
300
A place where cultural traits begin and from which they spread to surrounding cultures and regions.
What is a cultural hearth?
300
The structure of a culture, which includes laws and money.
What is government and economics?
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!! Why is arts and literature considered the record keeper of society?
Because it documents what is happening in a culture at the current time. Journals, paintings, magazines, music, and more all give us a glimpse at what a culture was like in the past.
400
Settlement, trade, migration, and communication are all ways that this takes place.
What is cultural diffusion?
400
The heart and soul of a culture which guides behavior and gives people meaning.
What is religion?
400
Standards of acceptable behavior.
What is ethics?
500
A group of humans with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs.
What is a society?
500
This element includes what people wear, how they act, the foods they eat, the holidays they celebrate, and much more.
What is customs and traditions?
500
Variety in culture.
What is diversity?