3.6-3.8 Flashcards
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Scientists who study languages
Linguists
A visual representation of the relationship among the language families
Language tree
A large group of languages that might have descended from a language spoken around 6000 years ago
Indo-European language family
Languages that diverged from Latin
Romance languages
The boundaries between variations in pronunciations or word usage
Isoglosses
Regional variations of a language
Dialects
Sayings that attempt to express a truth about life
ex. the early bird gets the word
Adages
Names of places
Toponyms
A language designed by law to be the language of the government
Official language
A population composed largely of ethically similar people
ex.Iceland,Japan,Slovenia
Homogenous
Believers in their faith
Adherents
Belief traditions that emphasize strong cultural characteristics among their followers
Ethnic religions
Religions that actively seek converts to its faith regardless of their ethnic background
Universal religion
An ethnic religion that’s monotheistic and believes in karma and dharma. Theres a caste system, and depending on your karma you reincarnate
Hinduism
Having many gods
Polytheistic
Having one god
Monotheistic
The idea that behaviors have consequences in the present life or a future life, and in the righteous path, with is dharma
Karma
A rigid class structure that shaped Indian society
Caste system
A religion that is closely related to Hinduism except theres no caste system. Siddhartha is the founder and followers follow the four noble truths and eightfold path
Buddhism
A universalizing monotheistic faith that stresses serving others, honesty,hard work, and generosity
Sikhism
A sikhism’s place of worship
Gurdwara
One of the first monotheistic faith, the book they follow is the torah and their holy place is Jerusalem
Judaism
Believes in Jesus, and emphasizes the importance in faith,love, and peace. The three main branches are Roman catholic, Protestant, and East orthodox
Christianity
A monotheistic religion that Muslims follow and believe in Allah. They follow the Quran as their holy book and believe in going on a pilgrimage to mecca
Islam
A religious journey taken by a person to a sacred place of their religion
Pilgrimage
When cultures or different places look more alike
Homogenization
When an ethnic group or immigrant group moving to a new area adopts the values and practices of the larger group
Acculturation
When an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished by the group that receives them
Assimilation
The fusion or blending of two distinct cultural traits into a new hybrid trait
Syncretism
A form of syncretism that involves the creation of products or services for the global market by adopting them to local cultures
Glocalization
The coexistence of several cultures in one society with the ideal of all cultures being valued and worthy of study
Multiculturalism
An anti-immigrant attitude that may form among the cultural majority
Nativist
