AMSCO Vocab Chapter 8

Question 1

ethnicity

Answer 1

being a part of a group of people who share cultural traits

Question 2

nationality

Answer 2

describes people’s connection to a particular country

Question 3

cultural hearth

Answer 3

the source or origin where a religion or ethnicity began

Question 4

fundamentalism

Answer 4

following a literal interpretation of religious faith

Question 5

sharia

Answer 5

the Islamic legal framework for a country

Question 6

theocracies

Answer 6

countries who governments are run by religious leaders through the use of religious laws

Question 7

neolocalism

Answer 7

re-embracing the uniqueness and authenticity of a place

Question 8

polytheistic

Answer 8

having many gods

Question 9

monotheistic

Answer 9

having one god

Question 10

karma

Answer 10

the idea that behaviors have consequences in the present life or future life

Question 11

dharma

Answer 11

the righteous path

Question 12

caste system

Answer 12

a rigid class structure

Question 13

ethnic religions

Answer 13

belief traditions that emphasize strong cultural characteristics among followers

Question 14

diaspora

Answer 14

the spread of people from their hearth

Question 15

universal religion

Answer 15

actively seeks to convert its faith to others

Question 16

pilgrimage

Answer 16

a religious journey taken by a person to a sacred place of their religion

Question 17

charter group

Answer 17

the first group to establish a cultural and religious custom somewhere

Question 18

ethnic islands

Answer 18

an area predominantly populated by a single ethnicity

Question 19

sequent occupance

Answer 19

creating new cultural imprints on the landscape

Question 20

animism

Answer 20

the idea that every natural thing on earth has a soul (plants)