unit 3.3 Flashcards

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the notion that every action a person takes, whether good or bad, has a consequence in the future.

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karma

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the Proto-Indo-European language diffused from modern day Ukraine through conquest

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Kurgan Hypothesis

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The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.

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Language

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A collection of languages related by a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago, derived from the same family.

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Language Branch

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A Collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary.

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Language Group

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A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.

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Lingua Franca

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A language that is written as well as spoken.

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Literary Tradition

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Also known as popular Buddhism, is allows people more ways to reach enlightenment and boddhisatvas can help you reach enlightenment.

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Mahayana

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the language family that encompasses most of the languages within China and several countries in SE

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Mandarin (Chinese)

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Anything that can physically be seen on the landscape.

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material culture

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City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion.

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Mecca

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he central, enduring elements of a culture expressing its values and beliefs, including language, religion, folklore, and etc

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Mentifact

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An individual who helps to diffuse a universalizing religion.

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Missionary

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The messenger of God. Branches of Islam

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Mohammed

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one language is spoken

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monolingual

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The acquisition of two languages that use different speech sounds, vocabularies, and grammatical rules.

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bilingual

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the ability to speak multiple language

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multilingual

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the belief that there is only one god or divine bein

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Monotheism

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Concept proposed by Julian Steward which explains the common characteristics of widely separated cultures developed under similar ecological circumstances

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Multilinear Evolution

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a hypothesized family of languages ancestral to several of the established language families of Eurasia and northern Africa

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Nostratic Hypothesis

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The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents

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Official language

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A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

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orthography

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The word for a follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times;

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pagan

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the sounds used in spoken language

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Phoneme

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language often emerges when two or more languages coexist in a small geographic area.

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pidgin

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voluntary travel by an adherent to a sacred site to pay respects or participate in a ritual at the site

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Pilgrimage

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knowing or using several languages.

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polygot

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characterized by belief in multiple gods, usually that are responsible for different areas of the universe and of human experience

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Polytheistic Religion

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Culture that is not tied to a specific location but rather a general location based on widespread diffusion

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popular culture

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The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives\

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Possibilism

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A branch of the Christian faith resulting from the Reformation initiated in the 16th century by Martin Luther.

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Protestant

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language ancestral to several daughter languages

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Protolanguage

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the idea that after this life you will come back in another life either as a plant, animal, or a human life.

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reincarnation

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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.

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religion