Culture Basics
Define culture.
Shared beliefs, values, adn practices that define a group of people.
What inference can you make about a society with traditional architecture?
Preservation of the past, conserve traditional viewpoints, legacy of colonialism or imperialism
What is the oldest monotheistic religion and where did it originate?
Judaism in Isreal.
Define globalization.
Growing interconnectedness of the world.
This 2017 battle royale game by Epic Games became a global sensation and was instrumental in making “streaming” a mainstream career.
Fortnite
A place where an idea or cultural trait begins and spreads from.
Cultural hearth
Explain what land use can tell us about a society's culture.
Can show how they view or value nature. Agriculture based, how natural resources are used, parks and nature reserves.
Is Hinduism mono or polytheistic and why?
Neither. Depends on how Brahman is viewed as multiple manifestations of one entity or multiple different variations of gods.
Define Time-Space Convergence.
The idea that as the world becomes more globalized and interconnected, the world starts to feel smaller even though it is not getting physically smaller.
Before becoming a global pop star, this Canadian singer starred in The Mickey Mouse Club with other future stars like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
Justin Bieber
Define and provide an example of an artifact, mentifact, and sociofact.
Artifact- physical objects of a culture (clothing, jewelry, homes)
Sociofact- social structure and institutions of a culture (government, families)
Mentifacts- abstract ideas, beliefs, and values of a culture (religion or ancestry)
Examine how religion can be viewed in cultural landscapes.
Religious buildings, symbols, imagery, where buildings are located in proximity to city.
Identify where christianity is predominantly practiced in the world (3) and explain how it got there.
Europe, Southern Northern Africa, and the Americas. Through colonization, missionary work, and European exploration.
The visible imprint of human activity on the land.
Cultural landscape
This is the country where the Formula 1 season traditionally starts with the Grand Prix in March.
Australia
Explain the main differences in the goals and way of life of folk and pop culture.
pop culture- mainstream, tries to reach the masses, more modern culture and lacks uniqueness.
folk culture- tries to preserve culture in its purest form. Often lives in isolation and uses the landscape/materials around them.
1. Society values progress and modernization. Lack of uniqueness or historical preservation.
2. Values history and preservation and tries to maintain uniqueness. Rich history.
3. Blends the old with the new. Values both progress and history.
Identify the 3 religions that originated in the Middle East.
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
Explain the difference between a cultural relativist point of view and an ethnocentric point of view.
Cultural relativist- unbiased view of culture. Recognizes the differences and uniqueness off cultures around them.
Ethnocentrism- biased view of culture. Views own culture as the standard and judges based off that.
Who was the first “American Idol” winner?
Kelly Clarkson
Define ethnic enclave and explain why they exist.
Small ethnically homogenous areas in a larger more diverse setting (like cities).
Created in an effort to preserve cultural, response to discrimination, result of step migration.
Explain how colonization can be identified in the architecture of an area.
Architecture of colonizer is copied in the colony
ex. spanish churches in the Americas, victorian homes from Britain.
Who is the founder of Buddhism and what is his nickname?
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Explain what both cultural convergence and cultural divergence is and identify which both folk and pop culture fit best into.
Cultural convergence- different cultures become similar and take on traits of one another due to increased interaction, migration, and globalization. (pop culture)
Cultural divergence- cultures resisting outside influence creating unique cultural paths. (folk culture)
Which city is “101 Dalmatians” set in?
London