The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.

• Culture
• society
• ethnic group
• innovation

A group that shares the same geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture.

• diffusion
• state
• nation
• society

A group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage.

• society
• ethnicity
• ethnic group
• religion

taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need.

• innovation
• diffusion
• acculturation
• dialect

the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to other societies.

• religion
• diffusion
• urbanization
• acculturation

the heartland of place of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures.

• state
• nation
• cultural hearth
• suburb

the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation.

• diffusion
• acculturation
• innovation
• invention

a version of language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region, or cultural changes.

• dialect
• speech
• slang
• urban

the belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe, as well as the system of beliefs itself.

• shinto
• taoism
• christianity
• religion

a political term describing and independent unit that occupies a specific territory and has full control of its internal and external affairs.

• nation
• nation- state
• state
• county