CH 8

Question 1

Language

Answer 1

A distinct system of communication that is the carrier of human thoughts and cultural identities

Question 2

Language family

Answer 2

A group of languages that share a common ancestral language from a particular hearth, or region of origin

Question 3

Indo-European language

Answer 3

A language from the Indo-European family. Spoken by half of the worlds people, and includes among others, the Germanic, Romance, and Slavic subfamilies

Question 4

Universalizing regions

Answer 4

Actively seek converts because they view themselves as offering belief systems and universal appropriateness and appeal. Few in number and of recent origin. EX) Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam

Question 5

Ethnic religion

Answer 5

Adherents are born into the faith and converts and not actively sought. Specially concentrated, except for Judaism EX) Hinduism