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5031849870culturegroup of beliefs that certain people in a group will follow0
5031849871folk cultureincorporates a homogeneous population (culture) and follows after that culture's traits1
5031849872popular cultureincludes a large heterogeneous population and experiences rapidly changing traits2
5031849873local culturegroup of people who see themselves as a community with collective traits3
5031849874material culturea group that is known for what they have created4
5031849875non-material culturea group that is known for the beliefs and ideas that they have created5
5031849876independent innovationwhen the same invention is created in 2 separate places that did not communicate6
5031849877culture systemsWhen 2 or more culture complexes are united by something, such as a trait or custom7
5031849878culture realmset of culture showing unrelated culture complexes/landscape8
5031849879assimilationadapting to a culture of a group or nation9
5031849880customuniversal practice that a group follows10
5031849881cultural appropriationother cultures utilize one culture's trait(s) for their benefits11
5031849882neolocalismregional culture that is reinvigorated in response to uncertainty of the modern world12
5031849883ethnic neighborhoodsneighborhoods that are located in a major city buy live apart from the rest of the population to practice their customs13
5031849884commodificationsome aspect of a culture that wasn't an object now is being bought/sold/traded on world market as an object14
5031849885authenticityhaving an origin supported by evidence15
5031849886time-space compressionexplains how something will diffuse based on the connectivity of 2 places16
5031849887reterritorializationpop culture will take on new forms when it encounters a new locality17
5031849888cultural landscapevisible imprint of human activity on a landscape18
5031849889placelessnessloss of uniqueness of place in a cultural landscape19
5031849890global-local continuumcultural borrowing and mixing around the world20
5031849891glocalizationthe process by which people in a local place alter regional, national, and global processes21
5031849892folk-housing regionshouse types that simultaneously appear in a region22
5031849893diffusion routesroute that shows where ideas spread23
5031849894saltboxhousing type that is mainly found in New England has a slanted roof to knock snow off24
5031849895ranchhousing type that only has 1 level; typically very long25
5031849896acculturationmodification of a culture through the adoption of new cultural traits from a society with different traditions26
5031849897artifactsmaterial evidence of human substinence27
5031849898mentifactsthe world views, values, and beliefs such as those expressed in religion and art28
5031849899sociofactsinstitutions that bind a society together29
5031849900identityhow we make sense of ourselves30
5031849901Gillian Rosedefined identity and sense of place31
5031849902identifying againstwhen one person is defined as being in one group, but identifies in another group32
5031849903raceconstructed identity based on biological traits33
5031849904racismdiscrimination based on race34
5031849905residential segregationwhen 2 or more groups live in separate neighborhoods/cities from each other35
5031849906invasion and successionnew immigrants occupy older immigrant's areas36
5031849907ethnicitypeople that are closely bounded in a certain place over time37
5031849908queer theorytheory that queers are discriminated against38
5031849909power relationshipsone person in a relationship takes more control39
5031849910dowry deathsproblem in India where a bride may be killed by her husband if she does not fulfill his wants/needs40
5031849911languagea set of sounds and symbols used for communication41
5031849912standard languagelanguage in a country that is widely used, published and taught42
5031849913dialectsvariants of a standard language within a region, culture, or ethnic group43
5031849914isoglossgeographic boundary where a dialect or language is found44
5031849915mutual intelligibility2 people can understand each other when speaking45
5031849916dialect chainsthe idea that dialects closest to each other will be the most similar46
5031849917language familieslanguages that have a similar origin47
5031849918subfamiliesstems off of language families where the commonalities are more definite48
5031849919sound shiftslight change in words among similar languages49
5031849920Proto-Indo-Europeanancestral Indo-European language50
5031849921backward reconstructiontracking sound shifts to the hardening of consonants to find a language origin51
5031849922extinct languagelanguage that has no native speakers52
5031849923deep reconstructionrecreating languages that preceded it through the hardening of consonants53
5031849924NostraticOriginal Proto-Indo-European language54
5031849925language divergencewhen a language breaks into a dialect55
5031849926language convergencewhen 2 dialects collapse into one56
5031849927Renfrew hypothesishypothesis the first language hearth was agricultural and it diffused around from there57
5031849928conquest theorytheory that early speakers traveled on horseback west of the hearth58
5031849929dispersal hypothesishypothesis that language carried eastward into Southwest Asia59
5031849930Romance languageslanguage family where all of the areas were once controlled by the Roman empire60
5031849931Germanic languageslanguage family that reflects the expansion of Northern Europe to the west and the south61
5031849932Slavic languageslanguage family that was formed from the Slavic people migrating from a base into present day Ukraine62
5031849933lingua francalanguage used among different language speakers for trade63
5031849934pidgin languagecombination of 2 languages64
5031849935Creole languagewhen a pidgin language becomes someone's native tongue65
5031849936monolingual statescountries with one language spoken66
5031849937multilingual statescountries with multiple languages spoken67
5031849938official languagelanguage that is adopted by a country to tie people together68
5031849939global languagea language that is the most commonly used in trade and commerce69
5031849940toponymthe name of a place70
5031849941religionsystem of beliefs and practices that attempts to put someone's life in order by their culture's priorities71
5031849942secularismreligion is not significant to some people72
5031849943monotheisticbelief of one god73
5031849944polytheisticbelief of two or more gods74
5031849945animisticworshiping of inanimate objects75
5031849946universal religionreligion that is very common because many people are converted to it76
5031849947ethnic religionreligion practiced by one culture or ethnic group77
5031849948Hinduism3rd most popular religion worldwide that believes in Vedas, karma, and reincarnation78
5031849949caste systemsocial class system79
5031849950Buddhismreligion created from those who questioned Hinduism created by Siddhartha80
5031849951ShintoismJapanese religion that is related to Buddhism81
5031849952TaoismChinese philosophy created by Lao-Tsu82
5031849953Feng Shuiart and science of organizing living spaces to channel natural life forces83
5031849954Confucianismphilosophy of life84
5031849955Judaismbelief system of the Jews85
5031849956diasporaspatial dispersion of an ethnic group86
5031849957Zionismbelief that Jews shouldn't absorb into other societies87
5031849958Christianitymost popular religion worldwide that is stemmed off of Jesus in the Mediterranean88
5031849959Eastern OrthodoxStem of Christianity created when the Ottoman Turks defeated the Serbs89
5031849960Roman Catholicstem of Christianity that is the most dominant which was caused by the division in Western and Eastern Roman empire90
5031849961Islam2nd most popular religion worldwide that is followed by Muslims who believe in Allah. This religion was created by Muhammad91
5031849962Sunnigreater majority of Muslims92
5031849963Shi'ite (pronounced "Shia")Muslims concentrated in Iran93
5031849964ShamanismAfrican religion that follows Shaman94
5031849965pilgrimagetravelling to a religious site to pay respect95
5031849966sacred sitesplaces that are infused with religious meaning96
5031849967minarettower where prayers are made for Muslims97
5031849968hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca98
5031849969interfaith boundariesboundaries between the world's major faiths99
5031849970intrafaith boundariesboundaries within a major faith100
5031849971genocideattempts to destroy an ethnic group101
5031849972ethnic cleansingto cleanse a territory of an ethnic group102
5031849973religious fundamentalismwanting to return to the basics of their faith103
5031849974religious extremismviolent religious fundamentalism104
5031849975Vedassacred text of Hinduism is _____105
5031849976Ganges Riversacred site of Hinduism is ______106
5031849977CambodiaHindu temple location107
5031849978stupassacred sites of Buddhism108
5031849979Torahsacred text of Judaism109
5031849980Abrahamfounder of Judaism110
5031849981Jerusalemsacred site of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism111
5031849982biblesacred text of Christianity112
5031849983Bethlehemother sacred site of Christianity besides Jerusalem113
5031849984Protestant3rd split of Christianity in the 1400's114
5031849985Qu'ransacred text of Islam115
5031849986Muhammadfounder of Islam116
5031849987Mecca and Medinasacred sites of Islam117
5031849988Sikhismthe doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam118

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