Cultural Processes

Question 1

Ethnic Religions

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Relate closely to culture, ethnic heritage, and to the physical geography of a particular place. They do not attempt to appeal to all people, but only one group, maybe in one locale or within one ethnicity.

Question 2

Hinduism

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An Indian religion, a set of religious beliefs or practices, a religious tradition, a way of life, or dharma—a religious and universal order by which followers abide.

Question 3

Homogenous

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Sharing common characteristics.

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Imperialism

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A form of international hierarchy in which one political community effectively governs or controls another political community.

Question 5

Indo-European Language Family

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The language family that includes all European languages (which are widely spoken in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australasia) and Indian and Iranian and is spoken by slightly over fifty percent of the world’s population.

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Islam

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A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Heaven and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran.

Question 7

Isoglosses

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Boundary lines between two distinct linguistic regions. It can be a boundary between two different languages, or, more frequently, the boundary between two different dialects of the same language.

Question 8

Judaism

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The world’s oldest monotheistic religion.

Question 9

Karma

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The concept that behaviors have consequences in the present and future.

Question 10

Gurdwara

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The place of worship in Sikhism.

Question 11

Homogenization

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The process by which different places increasingly resemble those found in other areas.

Question 12

Lingua Franca

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A language that combines simple words from multiple languages so that people who need to understand one another, in order to conduct trade and facilitate business, are able to communicate with one another.

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Language Tree

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A collection of many languages all of which come from the same original tongue but as evolve as the language diffused from the original hearth.

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Linguists

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A person skilled in foreign languages or who studies linguistics.

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Monotheistic

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Characterized by the belief that there is only one god or divine being.

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Multiculturalism

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The view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture.

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Nativist

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A person who supports the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.

Question 18

Native Speakers

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The target language is their primary language.

Question 19

Official Languages

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The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents.

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Pidgin Language

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A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communication between speakers of two different languages.

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.

Question 22

Polytheistic

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Characterized by belief in multiple gods, usually that are responsible for different areas of the universe and of human experience.

Question 23

Romance Languages

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Languages that evolved from Latin.

Question 24

Sikhism

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Sikhism advocates equality, social justice, service to humanity, and tolerance for other religions. The essential message of Sikhism is spiritual devotion and reverence of God at all times while practicing the ideals of honesty, compassion, humility and generosity in everyday life.

Question 25

Slang

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A type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people

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Social Constructs

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Ideas or a phenomenons that do not exist in nature but are created and given meaning by people.

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Syncretism

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The blending of cultures and ideas from different places.

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Time-Space Convergence

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Refers to the decline in travel time between geographical locations as a result of transportation, communication, and related technological and social innovations.

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Toponyms

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A place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature.

Question 30

Universal Religions

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Offer belief systems that are attractive to the universal population. They look for new members and welcome anyone and everyone who wishes to adopt their belief system. Universalizing religions have many diverse members, who come from different ethnic backgrounds, hence the term universal.