Unit 3 Culture Flashcards
Cultural Traits
Ideas and ways of doing things
Culture
The way of life of a people, including beliefs, customs, and practices
Cultural landscape
The parts of a people’s environment that they have shaped and the technology they have used to shape it
Civilizations
Advanced cultures with cities and the use of writing
Institutions
Customs and organizations with social, educational, and religious purposes
Society
A group of people sharing a culture
Social Structure
Pattern of organized relationships among small groups of people within society
Social Classes
Groups of people based on rank or status
Nuclear Family
Mother, father, and children
Extended family
Familys that have many generations
Cultural Diffusion
The movement of customs and Ideas
Acculturation
The process of accepting new ideas and fitting them into a culture
Ogham
A language that you read from the bottom up. It is an ancient irish script
Two examples of culture
Religion and food
Who passes on religion?
Parents and family
Four advances in technology
Control of fire
Tools
Beginning of agriculture
Cilvilizations
Six Cultural Advances
Steady food supply, let farmers grow more food than needed, People started working on crafts to trade for food, people began to develop laws and governments, people developed writing, people developed new technologies
What two things does language preserve
Traditions and Religions
What does all the religions in the world have?
Prayers and Rituals
What kind of technology increases the speed of technology change?
Communication technology
Two ancient civilizations
Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt
