Culture Basics
What is culture?
The way people live?
What is convergence?
When cultures become more alike.
What is monotheism?
Believing in one God
What does "indigenous" mean?
The first people who lived in a place.
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Chinese/ Mandarin
What is a cultural trait?
Something people in a group do or learn.
What is divergence?
When cultures stay apart or avoid each other.
What is polytheism?
Believing in many gods
Moana is based on which indigenous culture?
The Maori
Faith, Fasting, or Giving to others.
What is a cultural universal?
A need all people everywhere have ( Example Toilets)
What is globalization?
Countries and cultures becoming more connected.
Who is the main prophet in Islam?
Muhammad
What instrument do Aboriginal Australians play?
The Didgeridoo.
Which religion has thousands of gods?
Hinduism
What is cultural diffusion?
When ideas spread from one place to another.
What is innovation?
A new idea that people start to use.
What is the holy city Muslims try to visit once in their life?
Mecca
What is ethnicity?
A group of people who share culture and language.
What do we call a big area with shared culture traits?
A cultural region
What is a culture region?
An area where people share similar ways of life.
What is a lingua franca?
A language used by many people to communicate ( The official business language)
Which religions believe in karma?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What does race describe?
Features people inherit like appearance.
What is diffusion?
When ideas or customs spread to new places.