Ulture Developments Flashcards
Define culture in your own words?
The shared customs beliefs traditions and behaviors of a group.
What are the 6 major elements of culture?
Social organization
Traditions + values
Languages
Religion
Art+literature
Forms of government
What happens when cultures interact?
They spread their culture and learn from eachother
Explain what cultural hearth is?
Give an example
It is where culture begins
Hinduism started in India
What is cultural diffusion?
What are some results of this?
How culture spreads
Trade, idea’s, religion
What is outsourcing?
What are some positives and negatives.
Outsourcing is when a company hires another company to do some of their work for them.
People lose jobs
Gives jobs to other people who don’t
What is globalization
What are some examples of globalization
Something worldwide
Amazon
Major trade routes:
Why are they important?
They are important because it helped increase trade.
The Silk Road:
Location:
What was traded:
Why is this one of the most famous routes?
China Roman Empire
Wool silver and gold from Europe
Because it traded important things
Trans Saharan trade route:
Location
What made it difficult to travel
What animal was used for help
Crossed the Saharan desert in Africa
It was difficult cause of the weather
Camel
Columbian exchange:
Location:
How does this change the world:
What was traded:
What were some negatives:
the americas
It changed because it helped trade items and benefited other continents
Horses, corn, potatoes, wheat, crops
Diseases and slavery
Define Religion
What is monotheism
Religion is how people celebrate their own beliefs and values
When you believe in 1 God
Hinduism:
Location
Beliefs
Famous people
India
Reincarnation, Karma dharma cow is sacred
Ghandi
Buddhism:
Location
Beliefs
Famous people
India
Buddha
nirvana
4 noble truths
Eightfold path
Sidartha Gautama
Islam
Location
Beliefs
Holy book
Famous people
Saudi’s Arabia (Mecca)
Five pillars
Pray 5 times a day
Fast Ramadan
Go to Mecca
Quu’ran
Muhammad
