Ap Flashcards
What are two basic groups of material culture?
Folk and popular culture
In which major religion is eating cow a taboo
Hinduism
Who invented lacrosse
Native Americans
Why do people in Thailand sleep with there heads faceing east?
To avoid evil the direction of death
What is dowry?
A gift from the family of the bride to a family of the groom (husband)
How many people speak English fluently?
1/2 billion
What is the most spoken language?
Mandarin (china)
How many people speak an Indo-European language?
3.5 billion
What separates British English from American English?
Pronunciation and spelling and vocabulary
Name the four major Indo European language branches
Romance, Germanic, Balto-Slavic, Indo-Iranian
What is the most spoken language under the Indo Iranian branch and where is it most spoken?
Hindi in India
What is the largest lingua franca in the formal Soviet union
Rushing
What original language did the Romans languages come from?
Latin
What to European romance languages are spoken by 90% of speakers outside of your?
Spanish and Portuguese
Explain how Spanish and Portuguese became the lingua franca in Latin America.
These two languages diffuse to the Americas by Spanish and Portuguese exploration