Language & Institutions
A _______ is a variation of a language
dialect
A ______ is an organized set of spiritual beliefs.
religion
Define "technology" and provide an example
Anything that is man-made in order to make our lives easier
pencil, glasses, iPad, vehicles
A major cause of loss of culture in the world is ____________.
A Government Actions
B Preservation Efforts
C Assimilation
D Globalization
D - Globalization
__________ is known as the study of language and it's origins.
Etymology
What are the 5 major world religions
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddism
According to the most severe predictions, 90% of the world’s languages could disappear by the end of the century. This is an example of ___________?
F Human Environment Interaction
G Loss of Culture
H Cultural Relativism
J Cultural Diversity
Loss of Culture
What are the three different ways cultures come into contact?
War
Travel
Trade
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Romanian are all a part of the same ____a____. They all derive from the same mother language, Latin, which is considered a ____b____ because it is no longer spoken.
a- language family
b- dead language
Provide an example religion for each of the following...
Polytheism
Monotheism
Nontheism
Polytheism - Hinduism
Monotheism - Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Nontheism - Buddhism
a) What is the difference between invention and innovation
b) Provide with an example for each
a) innovation: humans creating a new thing/idea
invention: jumans improving a thing/idea that already exists.
The presence of mosques in the United States is an example of how a country’s culture can be modified through —
A assimilation
B cultural divergence
C cultural imperialism
D diffusion
D: Diffusion
_______ are shared ideas, activities, and services that help a society function.
List the three types:
1.
2.
3.
a) institutions
b) Civil, Cultural, Political
List as many commonalities that Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have.
(Must list at least 3 to get points)
- Same region of origin
- A holy book
- Monotheistic
- prophet
a)Define "cultural divergence".
b) Provide an example.
a) When a culture maintains its traditional ways and rejects other cultures
b) Amish
a)What are the three levels of "technological development"?
b)What do these levels tell us about a country?
c)Provide an example for each.
a) undeveloped, developing, developed
b) they are used to describe how primitive or advanced a culture is
c)
Education = _________
Judicial System = _________
Places of Worship = __________
Education = Civil
Judicial System = Political
Places of Worship = Cultural
List and explain the 5 types of religious belief systems.
Animism: reverence of spirits in nature.
Polytheism: worship of multiple deities.
Monotheism: worship of a single deity.
Nontheism: following a moral code.
Atheism: acts proven through science.
a) Define "cultural convergence".
b) Provide an example.
c) Explain the kind of influence cultural convergence can have on the world over time.
a) cultures adopting and sharing ideas, invention
c) globalization / loss of culture
a) What is the difference between a taboo and a norm
b) Provide an example for each
a) Taboo: behavior or action that is rejected in a culture.
Norm: is the expected, “normal,” behavior and customs seen in a culture.