Modern Diffusion
When populations are dispersed away from their cultural hearth
This religion is the fastest growing today
Islam
The names of places
Toponyms
A religion that combines elements of 2 or more different belief systems
Syncretic
This country's culture is the most widespread in the world
A religion that actively seeks new members and believes its message has universal importance and application
Universalizing religion
A group of related languages that share a common ancestry
Language family
Religion that emphasizes purity of faith and is generally not open to blending with elements of other belief systems
One argument against globalization
The undermining of state sovereignty, the loss of cultural distinctiveness, the destruction of small local businesses, etc.
An example of an ethnic religion
Judaism, Hindusim
Occurs when an ethnic or immigrant group blend in with the host culture and loses many culturally distinctive traits
Assimilation
An example of an orthodox religion
Catholicism, Sikhism
The phenomenon whereby the introduction of new transportation technologies progressively reduces the time it takes to travel between places
Time-space convergence
What are the top 4 major world religions?
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, (5) Taoism
This language family diffused from ancient Mesopotamia
Indo-European
The notion that people adopt elements of other cultures as well as contribute elements of their own culture, thereby transforming both cultures
Transculturation
Languages not taught to children by their parents and not used actively in everyday matters
Endangered
Two ways religions spread
relocation (hierarchical) and expansion (contagious) diffusion
Occurs when an ethnic or immigrant group adopts enough of the ways of the host society to be able to function economically and socially
Acculturation
St. Patrick, Virgin of Guadalupe, Sikhism, etc.