Vocab Unit 2

Question 0

the spread of cultural elements from one area or group of people to another by contact

Answer 0

diffusion

Question 1

particular form of a language spoken that’s peculiar to a specific region/social group

Answer 1

dialect

Question 2

people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

Answer 2

society

Question 3

beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time
particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc.
a way if thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization

Answer 3

culture

Question 4

pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like

Answer 4

ethnic group

Question 5

a new idea, device, or method

act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods

Answer 5

innovation

Question 6

any place where certain related changes in land use appeared due to human domestication of plants and animals
site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials,vans technology diffuse to many cultures
ie “world powers”

Answer 6

cultural hearth

Question 7

tendency for cultures to become increasingly dissimilar with time; greater differences in cultures as time passes

Answer 7

cultural divergence

Question 8

cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact

Answer 8

acculturation

Question 9

organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to the supernatural and to the spirituality

Answer 9

religion

Question 10

interchangeable with country

Answer 10

state