Freshman World Geography Culture Vocab – Flashcards
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Animism
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the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
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Buddhism
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a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
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Christianity
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a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
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Cultural Convergence
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the contact and interaction of one culture with another
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Cultural Divergence
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the restriction of a culture from outside cultural influences
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Culture
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the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization
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Diffusion
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the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
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Customs
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a common practice among members of a family or a society
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Ethnic
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denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
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Hinduism
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a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a
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Sikhism
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the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam
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Religion
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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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Popular Culture
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Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
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Multicultural Societies
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a mixture of different cultures within the same region or country
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Loss of Local Culture
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Globaliztion in cultural convergence
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Innovation
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the act of starting something for the first time
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Islam
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the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life
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Judaism
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the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
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Language
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the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
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Acculturation
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the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
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Assimilation
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the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
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Folk Culture
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Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
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Cultural Hearth
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A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward.
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Dialect
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the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
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Ethnocentrism
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belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
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Monotheistic
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believing that there is only one god
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Polytheistic
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worshipping or believing in more than one god
