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traditional economy

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systems in which families produce goods and services for their own use with little surplus and exchange of goods

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segregation of blacks and whites

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apartheid

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when was christianity founded and who founded it

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2000 years ago and jesus

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official language

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language that is given special legal status in a particular country

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what type of culture is traditional

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folk culture

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population density

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the average # of people living in a given area

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what gov is when a person/group has full control

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authoritarian

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core beliefs of islam

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shahada salat zakat sawm majj

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who are the god(s) of christianity and what is their holy text

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god (trinity) and bible

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mixed economy

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1/2 gov rules and 1/2 people rule

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monarchy

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authoritarian gov headed by a monarch whose position is inherited

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dictatorship

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a system of gov in which absolute power is held by a small group or one person

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rural

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characteristics of the countryside

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what religions believe in reincarnation

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hinduism and buddhism

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core beliefs of judaism

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kosher 10 commandments

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core beliefs of christianity

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teachings of jesus/ressurection

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isogloss

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a geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs

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sovereignty

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a countrys freedom and power to decide on policies and actions

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3 parts of language mosaic

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~literacy ~technology ~political organization

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islam started in _______ and _________

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northern africa;southwest asia

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culture

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the way of life that distinguishes people

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authoritarian

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descriptive of a system of gov in which the leaders hold all political power

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ethnicity

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a constructed identity that is tied to a place

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cultural divergence

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restriction of a culture from outside influences

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what language is overtaking english in the US

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spanish

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polytheism

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belief in multiple gods

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urbanization

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growth of city populations

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toponymy

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study of a place names, origins, meanings, and uses

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whats the youngest religion

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christianity

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what 4 things make a country

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~population ~land ~soverign ~government

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arable land

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land that can be farmed

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market economy

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systems in which decisions about production price and other factors are determined by the law of supply and demand

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universalizing religion

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religions that actively seek converts because members believe they offer belief systems of universal appeal

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syncretism

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combines old and new to make a unique culture element

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when was hinduism founded and who founded it

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4000 years ago and unknown founder

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gender

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a cultures assumption about the differences between women and men

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what are characteristics of a nonmaterial culture

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beliefs, practices, values, etc

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birthrate

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of births each year per 1000 people

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what 3 traits help define ethnicity

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~shared cultural traits ~common history ~treasured cultural landscape

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language family

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shared but fairly distant origin

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right to select who rules

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soverign

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who are the god(s) of buddhism and what is their holy text

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none and the pali canon/dharma

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diffusion

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when a cultural element is transmitted from one group/individual to another

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______ is the only polytheistic religion

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hinduism

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who are the god(s) of hinduism and what is their holy text

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brahama/vishnu/shiva and vedas

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buddhism originated in _____

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india

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totalitarianism

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system of government in which a central authority controls all aspects of society

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placelessness

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the loss of uniqueness in a cultural landscape

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cultural convergence

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contact and interaction of 1 culture with another

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multillingual state

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speaks more than 1 language

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culture hearth

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a place in which cultural ideas begin

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unitary system

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a system of gov in which one central gov holds most of the political power

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reterritorialization

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a popular culture occurs when an aspect of popular culture is modified to adapt locally

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when was buddhism founded and who founded it

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2500 years ago and siddhartha

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custom

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when an entire group does it

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how many gods of islam and what is their holy text

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monotheism and quran

57
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swastica and om are important to ______

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hindus

58
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who are the god(s) of judaism and what is their holy text

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messiah and torah

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what kind of gov does the US have

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federal gov

60
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when was islam founded and who founded it

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1400 years ago and muhammad

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lingua franca

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language systematically used to make communication between persons not sharing a common language

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folk culture

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the enduring traditional practices of a people

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why is the world population increasing

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medical care & technology

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pop culture

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the rapidly changing tastes and customs of a group

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confederation

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a system of gov in which individual political units keep their sovereignty but give limited power to the central gov

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contagious diffusion

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how a cultural trait spreads evenly and all at once

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when was judaism founded and who founded it

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4000 years ago and abraham

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emigrant

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person who leaves a country to go elsewhere

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____ culture effects ___ culture by overtaking it

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folk;pop

70
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core beliefs of buddhism

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4 noble truths 8 fold path nirvana

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tradition

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the same as a custom - the term implies longevity

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monotheism

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belief in 1 god

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command economy

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an economic system thats controlled by a single central government

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core beliefs of hinduism

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samsara & karma caste system cows = sacred

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monolingual state

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speaking only 1 language

76
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gender inequality occurs ______

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everywhere

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federation

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a gov structure in which some powers are given to the national gov and other powers are reserved for more local govs

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whats the oldest religion

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hinduism

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cultural landscape

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imprint of people on the land

80
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vedas belongs to _____

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hinduism

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religion

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system of beliefs and practices

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immigrant

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person who moves into a country

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democracy

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system in which people have power to choose leaders

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race

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categorizing a human based on skin color

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hierarchical diffusion

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how a cultural trait docent spread evenly

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