3.1 vocab Flashcards
the manner in which people speak and the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world
Accent
The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another.
Acculturation
Belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists.
Agnostic
the concept that multiethnic societies become a merger of the culture traits of their member groups.
Amalgamation Theory
proposes that the dispersal of Proto-Indo-Europeans originated in Neolithic Anatolia
Anatolian Hypothesis
Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and life.
Animism
the language of Islam
Arabic
Any item, made by humans, that represents a material aspect of culture
artifact
the process through which people lose originally differentiating traits, when they come into contact with another society or culture (dominant)
Assimilation
Belief that God doesn’t exist.
Atheism
A religion that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally.
Autonomous Religion
A monotheistic religion a development of Babiism, emphasizing the essential oneness of human kind and of all religions and seeking world peace.
Baha’i
A large and fundamental division within a religion
Branch
the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth.
Buddhism
the tangible (able to touch) human creation on the landscape
Built Environment
The class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law
Caste
a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as embodied in the New Testament, emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.
Christianity
an ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality.
Confucianism
a model that shows the place where concentration of culture traits that characterizes a region is greatest
Core-Domain-Sphere Model
A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
Cosomogony
languages that are formed by the combination of two or more languages
Creole
a process in which an individual adopts, acquires and adjusts to a new cultural environment.
Cultural Autonomy
where different cultures become similar or even come together.
Cultural Convergence
in which cultures become separate and different from others
Cultural Divergence
the study of human adaptations to social and physical environments.
Cultural Ecology
Cultural attributes of an area often used to describe a place
Cultural Landscape
The concept that people of different culture will definitely observe and interpret their environment and make different decision about its nature, potentiality and use.
Cultural Perception
The group of traits that define a particular culture
Cultural complex
a place of origin for a widespread cultural trend.
Cultural Hearth
is a geographical region where cultural traits maintain homogeneity (all the same/same kind)
Culture Realm
a geographic region that is characterized by a predominantly uniform culture
Culture Region
The specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture
Culture Trait
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act
Custom
