People And Places Flashcards

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What is culture concept?

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Is the total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared and passed by specifics members and groups

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Elements of culture are..

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Religion, education, language, food, homes, political and social organization, etc.

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What is a society

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A society is a group that shares a geographic region, sense of identity and culture.

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Ethnic group is..

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Ethnic group is a group of people who share language, customs and HERITAGE.

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Innovation is..

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Innovation is when taking existing technology and resources to create something new to meet a need.

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Diffusion concept

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Is the spread of ideas, innovations, and behaviors from one society to another.

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What is cultural hearths

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Is the site where something can move to other places like ideas and innovations

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What is an example of cultural hearths

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River civilizations: Nile river, Huang He, Tigris and Euphrates

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Acculturation is…

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A cultural change that occurs when members of a society accept or adopt an innovation

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What is nationalism

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Is a strong feeling of pride in one’s nation

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There are 3,000-6,500 languages spoken worldwide

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Remember

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A dialect is

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A version of a language that reflects changes in speech patterns

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How is language often spread

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Often spread by trade routes and migration

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Religion..

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Is the belief in a supernatural power/s that are considered creators of universe

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What is monotheistic religions

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Belief in one god

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What is polytheistic religion and traditional or animistic religion?

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Polytheistic is the belief in many gods
And animistic is the belief in divine forces of nature

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What are converts

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Converts are people who give up of their former beliefs for a new religion

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What religions are converts?

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Christianity, islam, buddhism

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3 majors religions that claim Jesuralem as their holy city

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Christians, Jews and Muslims

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5 major religions…

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Christianity, islam, buddhism, hinduism, judaism

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Where do basic laws and teachings of Judaism come from where

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The Torah

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Form what religion did christianity envolved

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Judaism

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Which religion has the largest following of all religions

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Christianity

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What is the holy book of Islam

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The Qu’ran

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What is the holy book of Islam

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The Qu’ran

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What religion includes the caste system and animals play an important role in religoon and culture

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Hinduism

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Buddhism is an offshoot and developed religion of …

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Hinduism, Buddha is the founder,

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Buddha is..

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Was an indian prince who rejected the belief in the caste system, promotes living the correct way.