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Unit 3 Culture Flashcards

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Cultural Traits

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Ideas and ways of doing things

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Culture

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The way of life of a people, including beliefs, customs, and practices

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Cultural landscape

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The parts of a people’s environment that they have shaped and the technology they have used to shape it

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Civilizations

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Advanced cultures with cities and the use of writing

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Institutions

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Customs and organizations with social, educational, and religious purposes

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Society

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A group of people sharing a culture

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Social Structure

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Pattern of organized relationships among small groups of people within society

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Social Classes

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Groups of people based on rank or status

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Nuclear Family

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Mother, father, and children

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Extended family

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Familys that have many generations

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Cultural Diffusion

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The movement of customs and Ideas

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Acculturation

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The process of accepting new ideas and fitting them into a culture

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Ogham

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A language that you read from the bottom up. It is an ancient irish script

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Two examples of culture

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Religion and food

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Who passes on religion?

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Parents and family

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Four advances in technology

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Control of fire
Tools
Beginning of agriculture
Cilvilizations

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Six Cultural Advances

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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

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What two things does language preserve

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Traditions and Religions

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What does all the religions in the world have?

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Prayers and Rituals

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What kind of technology increases the speed of technology change?

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Communication technology

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Two ancient civilizations

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Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt

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