Culture

Question 1

What is culture?

Answer 1

Culture is all of the specific way of living or activity with a specific group of people. There are many definitions of culture, some of which refer to the artistic and social creations of human societies while other definitions go deeper and suggest that culture refers to the values, beliefs and practices of a particular society or group.

Question 2

Anthropology :

Answer 2

Anthropology is the study of human beings, their societies, and cultures.

Question 3

Anthropologist :

Answer 3

An anthropologist is someone who studies human societies and cultures.

Question 4

Place and space :

Answer 4

Place and space are also important as the specific location that people live or lived in can influence their culture. Some people have different cultures because of where they live.

Question 5

Time :

Answer 5

What we have access to, for example we have access to technology but before they didn’t.

Question 6

The 6 aspects of culture :

Answer 6

Holidays and celebrations
Arts
Traditional crafts and industries
Food
Architecture
Clothing

Question 7

What is multiculturalism?

Answer 7

Multiculturalism is having several cultures together with a dominant culture not trying to change/get rid of them. It is the idea of respecting cultures that are not the dominant culture of a specific area or country.

Question 8

Migration :

Answer 8

movement of people from one place to another. This has increased due to:
Economic opportunities
Legacy of colonization
The impact of wars

Question 9

What is a Third Culture Kid?

Answer 9

Third culture kids are kids whose parents are from different countries and cultures but raised you in another country with another culture.

Question 10

Visible aspects of culture

Answer 10

Age
Clothes
Gender
Language
Behavior
Physical characteristics

Question 11

Location of sparta and athens

Answer 11

Sparta : in the mountains
Athens : beside the ocean

Question 12

why is language a important part of culture?

Answer 12

Language is a very important part of culture. Language can separate communities and groups. This makes everyone special and unique, and to have their own community to speak to, and work with. your language can represent you and your culture. This makes you closer with the people who speak the same language as you. As language is what allows us to communicate with others.

Question 13

Is everyone familiar with all cultures?

Answer 13

Many different people have different culture, and others might not be familiar with things in your culture.

Question 14

Factors affecting culture

Answer 14

Environment
Location can shape different social activities and challenges or barriers. What you have access in the land, and what kind of food you can eat like for example in athens people ate a lot of seafood because they lived in islands

System of government
Determines level of freedom and choice.

Time period /historical/ contemporary
Culture changes over time.

Technical innovation
Technology can profoundly affect the way people live and how they communicate. Could make their lives better or worse.

Geography
What the landscape looks like, that can affect culture because it can make it harder or easier to live.

Question 15

Cultural Expectations of Women In Ancient Sparta

Answer 15

Athens rivals

Raised strong and vigorous

Lived in the mountains

Participated in sports

Didn’t care about business, and gained money by taking lands

Stayed fit in order to have strong children.

Lot’s of freedom and responsibility while men were away at war.

Could own property.

Managed household, slaves, raised kids.

Question 16

Cultural Expectations of Women In Ancient Athens

Answer 16

Stayed at home/indoors

Supervised the household

Kept track of money, raised kids, managed slaves

Not educated

Could not own property

Participated in religious ceremonies.

Had good sailors

City on the coast

Focused on trade and business