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Unit 3 Flashcards

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accent

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the manner in which people speak and the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world

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acculturation

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when a culture adopts cultural traits of another when coming into contact

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artifact / material culture

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visible traits of a culture (clothes, housing, etc.)

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assimilation

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completely abandoning the original culture for another (voluntary/forced)

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autonomous religion

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a region that does not have a central authority but shares ideas and cooperates informally

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creole language

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a language that is combined with two different language

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cultural convergence

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cultures are more similar the more interaction that they have

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cultural ecology

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the relationship between culture and the environment

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cultural landscape

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a landscape that has been modified to show it’s cultural values/beliefs

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cultural perception

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people will interpret things differently based on their culture (ex: colors, symbols, animals)

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cultural relativism

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unbiased views of other cultures

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taboo

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behaviors discouraged by a culture

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cultural traits

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invisible or visible attributes that combine to make a group’s culture

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culture complex

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a group of traits associated with a certain aspect of life within a culture

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15
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culture hearth

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the place where a cultural trait originates

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culture realm

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a region with the same cultural traits

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custom

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a repetitive action of a group that has become a characteristic

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denomination

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a division of a religion that unites local followers

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determinism

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the idea that the environment determines a county’s success and culture

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dialect

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a variation in language with vocabulary, pronunciation, speed, and spelling

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ethnic religion

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small distribution and does not have new adherents

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ethnicity

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a person’s cultural background and the specific countries they are from

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ethnocentrism

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judging other cultures based on own beliefs

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extinct language

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a language used in daily activities that is no longer used

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fundamentalism

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literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion

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global/popular/universal culture

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large groups of people connects with globalization, quick to change

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habit

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a repetitive action of an individule

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hierarchical religion

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a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control

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Indo-European

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the biggest language family with around 3.2 billion speakers

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interfaith boundary

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the boundaries between the world’s major faiths

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intrafaith boundary

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the boundaries within a major religion

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isoglass

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boundaries that divide languages

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language branch

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a collection of languages that shar a common origin of thousands of years ago

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language family

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the largest of related languages that are related with a common ancestry and hearth

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language group

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languages that share a more recent past with similar vocabulary

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lingua franca

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a language mutually understood by people who speak different language

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local/traditional/folk culture

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small groups of people often living in rural areas that is isolated, and is unique

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mentifact

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the ideas, beliefs, values and knowledge of a culture, slower to change

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monotheism

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the belief that there is only one god or divine being

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multicultralism

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acceptance and tolerance of other cultures that are near each other

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nationalism

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a devotion and loyalty to a nation

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official languages

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endorsed by the government as the language/s to speak

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pidgin language

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simplified, limited, non-native language used by two people that speak different languages

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pilgrimage

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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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polytheism

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the belief that there is multiple gods or divine beings

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religious branch

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a large division of religion

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sacred space

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the place where religious figures and congregations meet to perform religious ceremonies

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sect

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a small group that seperated from a denomination

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secularism

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belief that morals should be for life of Earth rather than religion, an indifference or rejection of religion

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sociofact

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the ways a society behaves and organizes institutions (education, government, land use, etc.)

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standard language

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recognized by the government for school, media, etc., and does not have to be official

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symbolic landscapes

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a landscape that has significant meaning beyond what it simply looks like due to cultural associations

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syncretism

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two cultural traits that blend to become a new one

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trade language

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a language used between native speakers of different languages to allow them to communicate so that they can trade with each other

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uniform landscape

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the spatial expression of a popular custom in one location that will be similar to another

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universalizing religion

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widely distributed and attempts of converts people

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vernacular

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the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

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