Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes Flashcards

the shared experience, traits, and activities of a group of people who have a common heritage

the blending together of two or more cultural influences

when new buildings are constructed using innovative designs

traditional houses of worship tend to have a central steeple or two high bell towers in the front of the building

temples and shrines tend to have a rectangular-shaped main body and feature one or more short towers of carved stone

temples and shrines vary depending on which Buddhist tradition is followed in the region

mosques can take a variety of forms, though many have central domes

there is not a common architectural design style to synagogues.

knowing one language only

simplified forms of the language that use key vocabulary words and limited grammar

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

music that is original to a specific culture

when more than one global tradition is incorporated in dishes

accept followers from all ethnicities worldwide

confined to members of a specific culture group

synthesize the core beliefs from two or more other religions

believing in more than one spiritual god

1. Brahmans

2. Kshatriyas

3. Vaishyas

4. Shudras

5. Dalits

religious leaders hold the senior positions of governance

not directly governed in a religious manner and, instead, often utilize French or British legal tradition and government structure

a population represented by a singular culture or a culture group

a complex mix of genetic heritage and political allegiance

a population represented by a single government

how people are identified and how they identify themselves

the people who originally settled in an area

a culture’s traits are defined by the physical geography of its native hearth or culture region

concept proposed by Sauer that stated cultures were to a partial degree shaped by their environment and the material resources available to them

an individual’s beliefs and activities can only be understood in the context of that person’s culture

the belief in the superiority of one’s nation or ethnic group, and in the inferiority of other nations or ethnic groups

used by individuals to express their cultural heritage, ethnicity, or place of origin to people who share their heritage or place of origin

used by individuals to express their cultural heritage, ethnicity, or place of origin to people who do not share a common cultural or geographic background

an area of bounded space with a homogeneous characteristic that can be one or more components of culture

where one part of the state is decidedly Southern and another part seems more Northeastern

the idea that every culture has a localized area where it originated or has its main population center

developed ideas and technologies that still exist today

different dominant cultures replace each other over time

the process of adapting to a new culture while still keeping some of one’s original culture

a complete change in the identity of a minority culture group as it becomes part of the majority culture group

used to describe the efforts to research, understand, and promote the protection of indigenous cultures

a number of influences such as literature, music, motion pictures, the Internet, and satellite and cable television, mainly from English-language sources, combined to diminish and potentially eliminate the media and culture of other linguistic groups

where people of one ethnic group are eliminated by another, often under threat of violence or death

a large-scale systematic killing of people of one ethnic group

the material manifestation of culture, including tools, housing, systems of land use, clothing, etc.

beliefs, traditions, celebration, thoughts, values and ideas of a group

something that is forbidden by a culture or a religion, sometimes so forbidden its not even discussed

the forms of superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans.

the community of indigenous people living together working to keep their culture alive

a strong feeling of identity that is deeply felt by inhabitants and visitors of a location

A set of mutually intelligible sounds and symbols that are used for communication

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods

a form of diffusion where the ideas being diffused are transmitted by their carriers as they migrate to new areas

the spread of an idea through a population in a way that the number of those influenced becomes continuously larger. Includes contagious, hierarchical, and stimulus diffusion.

Transmission of a phenomenon through close contact with nearby places, like diseases.

an idea spreads by passing first among the most connected individuals, then spreading to other individuals.

diffusion up a hierarchy, such as from a little city to a big one.

the spreading of an underlying principle of an idea when the idea as a whole cannot spread to a particular culture.

a language that began as a combination of two other languages and is spoken as the primary language of a group of people.

an effort by one country to establish settlement in a territory and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles on that territory.

the policy of extending a country’s influence through political or military force to areas already developed by indigenous people.

the decline in travel time between geographical locations as a result of transport, communication, and related technological and social innovations.

different cultures acquire common ideas, products, and traits, becoming more similar.

different parts of a cultural region are exposed to different influences and become dissimilar.

different forms of the same language used by groups that have some different vocab and pronunciations

a language that is no longer spoken by anyone as their native language

a collection of languages that are all descended from an original, proto-language Indo-European family

language diffused through nomadic movement/conquest (hierarchical diffusion)

language diffused by farmers relocating (relocation diffusion)

when various ethnic groups coexist with one another without having to sacrifice their particular identities.