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Ephrata concept that includes a variety of ways of influencing, another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic control, or cultural dominance
Imperialism
A type of imperialism in which people into in title of the land of another country
Colonialism
Those who speak a language learn from birth
Native speakers
A common language used by people who do not share the same native language
Lingua franca
Words used in formally by segment of the population
Slang
A simplified mixture of two languages
Pidgin language
Two or more separate languages can make develop a more form, structure and vocabulary
Creole language
Ideas, concepts or perceptions that have been created and accepted by people in a society or social group and are not created by nature
Social constructs
The greater Interconnection between places that results from improvements in transportation
Timespace convergence
Cultures are becoming similar to each other and sharing more cultural traits, ideas and beliefs
Cultural convergence
The idea that a culture may change over time of the elements of distance time physical, separation in modern technology create divisions and changes
Cultural divergence
Scientists who study languages
Linguistics
The relationship among the language families
Language tree
A large group of languages that have descended from a language spoken around 6000 years by nearly half of the worlds population
Indo-European language family
The unifying language of Latin diverged into dozens of distinct regional languages
Romance languages
Boundaries between variations in pronunciations or word usage
Isoglosses
Variations in accent, grammar, usage and spelling
Dialects
Sayings that attempt to express the truth about life
Adages
Names of places
Toponyms
One designated, by law to be the language of the government
Official language
Made up of ethnically similar people
Homogenous
Adapt new language but still same faith
Adherents
Beliefs traditions that emphasize strong cultural characteristics among their followers
Ethnic religions
Actively converts with faith, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, open to all people, regardless of their ethnicity language, social status, or nationality
Universal religion
Consider all deities as manifestations of one god
Hinduism
Believing in many gods
Polytheistic
The idea that there is only one god
Monotheistic
Taylor Swift believes in this - ideas, have consequences in the present life or future life
Karma
A rigid class structure that shaped Indian society
Cased system
Grew out of the teachings of a princess named Siddhartha, lived around 600 BCE
Buddhism
Relatively universalizing monotheistic faith founded by guru Nanak in the Punjab, reading that crosses the border of India and Pakistan during the 16th century
Sikhism
Six place of worship, where followers usually attend the service once a week
Gurdwara
First monotheistic faiths, believe the writing known as Torah expresses divine will
Judaism
Began when followers of Juneteenth, you know evolved into their own religion based on the belief that Jesus was the son of God and savior of humans
Christianity
Religion followed by Muslims. Believe in the God Allah.
Islam
Thoughts to eliminate desire, and suffering, by following the eight fold path
Four noble truths
Requires an individual to meditate, reflecting, refrain from excessive earthly pleasures
Eightfold path
Jewish scripture
Torah
Systematic murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany
Holocaust
Core principles of the Quran
Five pillars
Subdivision of Islam, containing 90% of adherents
Sunni
Subdivision of Islam, containing 10% of adherents
Shia
Religious journey taken by a person to a secret place of his or her religion
Pilgrimage
Ethnic or immigrant group, moving to a new area, adopts values, and practices of the larger group that has received the most told me teaming valuable elements of their own culture
Acculturation
Happens when an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group
Assimilation
The fugitive blending of two distinctive cultural traits into a new unique hybrid trait
Syncretism
The coexistence of several cultures in one society, but the ideal of all cultures being valued and worthy of study
Multiculturalism
Anti-immigrant attitudes my form of manga, cultural majority, sometimes bringing violence in government, actions against immigrants or minority group
Nativist
