Culture

Culture

​What is culture?

​The way of life of a people

​What is included in culture?

​- Beliefs

​- Customs

​- Practices

Multiple Choice

The way of life of a people

• Culture

• Tradition

• Beliefs

• Society

​Examples of Culture

​- Language

​- Dress

​- Work

​- Activities in free time

​- Ideas

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an example of culture?

• Language

• Work

• Ideas

• Population (number of people)

​Where does culture come from?

​Culture is passed down from generation to generation

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​(Grandparents --> Parents/Guardians --> Child)

Multiple Choice

Where does culture come from?

• The generations before you

• You make it up

• TV

• The generations after you

Multiple Choice

What would you call something passed down from generation to generation?

• Tradition

• Art

• Culture

• Literature

​Cultural traits

​Ideas and ways of doing things

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​**They can change over time

Multiple Choice

Ideas and ways of doing things are called

• Government 

• Ideals

• Cultural traits

• Cultural descriptions

​Elements of culture we can see:

• ​houses

• ​technology

• ​food

• ​clothing

• ​sports

• ​literature

​Elements of culture we CANNOT see:

• ​Spiritual beliefs

• ​Ideas about right and wrong (morals)

• ​Language

Multiple Choice

These are all elements of culture we cannot see EXCEPT:

• Spiritual beliefs

• Weather

• Morals (ideas about right and wrong)

• Language

​Civilization

​An advanced culture with cities and the use of writing

Multiple Choice

An advanced culture with cities and the use of writing is called a...

• City

• Country

• Civilization

• Continent

​Society

​A group of people sharing a culture

​Socities

​Can be as small as a single community or as large as a nation or even a group of similar nations

Multiple Choice

A group of people sharing a culture is called a ....

• Civilization

• Society

• City

• People group

Open Ended

Write 2 new things you learned today about culture