Unit 3 Cultural Practices

Question 1

The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another.

Answer 1

acculturation

Question 2

Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and life.

Answer 2

animism

Question 3

The dominant culture completely absorbs the less dominant one. Often used to describe immigrant adaptation to new places.

Answer 3

assimilation

Question 4

Religion founded by Baha’ullah (“Glory of God”) who declared himself as a prophet of God/”the promised one”. Teachings: World peace through unity of all religions, live a simple life, dedication to serving others.

Answer 4

Baha’i

Question 5

Specific statements that people hold to be true, and they are almost always based on values.

Answer 5

Behavior(beliefs)

Question 6

the ability to communicate in two languages

Answer 6

bilingualism

Question 7

Third major universalizing religion. 365 million followers.Originated in India. Diffused along the silk road.

Answer 7

Buddhism

Question 8

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

Answer 8

Confucianism

Question 9

The distance-controlled spreading of an idea, innovation, or some other item through a local population by contact from person to person.

Answer 9

Contagious diffusion

Question 10

Any item, made by humans, that represents a material aspect of culture.

Answer 10

Artifacts

Question 11

A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer’s language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.

Answer 11

Creole

Question 12

the belief that the culture in which we are raised determines who we are at emotional and behavioral levels. This supports the theory that environmental influences dominate who we are instead of biologically inherited traits.

Answer 12

Cultural Determinism

Question 13

is the geographical and social spread of the different aspects of one culture to different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, regions, etc.

Answer 13

Cultural diffusion

Question 14

is the relationship between culture and the environment, dealing with human adaptations to various environments.

Answer 14

Cultural Ecology

Question 15

the study of how cultures vary over space.

Answer 15

Cultural Geography

Question 16

Heartland, source area, innovation center; place of origin of a major culture.

Answer 16

cultural hearths

Question 17

the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape

Answer 17

cultural landscape

Question 18

the practice of judging a culture by its own standards

Answer 18

cultural relativism

Question 19

the process by which one generation passes culture to the next

Answer 19

cultural transmission

Question 20

a unique combination of culture traits for a particular culture group

Answer 20

culture complex