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Religious Holidays
Culture
Gods
Sacred Texts
Wild Card
100
This holiday is celebrated by Christians, in honor of the birth of Christ.
What is Christmas.
100
This is the concept of study we've been focusing on that includes these parts: language, religion, beliefs, institutions, and customs.
What is culture.
100
When a religion believes in only 1 god.
What is monotheism.
100
This religion's holy text is called "The Bible".
What is Christianity.
100
This is why it was important for us to watch the film "The Prince of Egypt".
What is It is an important story for two major religions, and it showed examples of monotheism and polytheism.
200
This holiday is celebrated by Christians in celebration of the resurrection of Christ.
What is Easter.
200
This aspect of culture includes how people dress, what they eat, what traditions they have, and what kind of music they listen to.
What are Customs.
200
When a religion believes in multiple gods.
What is polytheism.
200
This religion's sacred text called the Torrah, includes the Old Testament from the Bible.
What is Judaism.
200
These 5 aspects define a culture.
What are customs, beliefs, religion, language, and institutions.
300
This holiday is a month long and practiced by Muslims (Islam). They fast during the day for 30 days.
What is Ramadan
300
This aspect of culture includes what gods people believe in, what kind of church they go to or not go to, and what sacred text they follow.
What is religion.
300
This religion doesn't actually believe in a god (atheistic), but promote living a life with little material items.
What is Buddhism.
300
This religion's sacred text is called the Qu'ran and is read from right to left.
What is Islam.
300
The "Prince of Egypt" film represented an important story for these two major religions.
What is Judaism and Christianity.
400
This holiday is a Jewish holiday, and it is a time to repent (apologize) for past sins or bad deeds.
What is Yom Kippur
400
This aspect of culture includes how we talk to one another, and how we are ultimately able to communicate to one another.
What is language.
400
This religion refers to their god by the Arabic word "Allah".
What is Islam.
400
This religion's sacred text is called the Vedas, and it is so old no one knows who wrote it originally.
What is Hinduism.
400
This was the example for cultural diffusion that we learned about over the last week.
What is Islamic Medicine.
500
This holiday is celebrated by both Hinduism and Buddhism, it's the birth of an important religious figure head. It is similar to our Christmas.
What is Vaisahki.
500
This aspect of culture includes formal organizations like government, churches, schools, and even the concept of marriage and laws.
What are institutions.
500
This religion has over 300 million gods and goddesses.
What is Hinduism.
500
This sacred text is called the "Adi Granth" and it's printed very large, bigger than entire tables!
What is Sikhism.
500
Why is it important for us to understand Cultural Diffusion?
Open Ended Question. Cultural diffusion is the spreading of cultures into other areas, meaning cultures intermingle and begin to share customs.