Elements of Culture

How you communicate (examples- English and German), but also your accent and dialect

• Religion

• Language

• History

• Daily Life

Your national or personal heritage, traditions, and customs

• Religion

• Language

• The Arts

• History

Your belief system and morals; how you worship what you believe in

• Language

• Religion

• History

• Technology

The literature/books, artwork, music, and entertainment that are important to a particular group of people or culture

• The Arts

• Technology

• Government

• Economics

How your country is run (who is in charge, how are leaders elected, how can citizens participate)

• Economics

• Government

• History

• The Arts

How a culture decides what to produce; the type of businesses, jobs, and money in a society

• Economics

• Government

• Technology

• History

Aspects of everyone's day to day life in a society (food, clothing, housing, schools, etc.)

• History

• Daily Life

• Economy

• The Arts

How new creations and inventions change a society and their way of life (example- the Industrial Revolution or the invention of internet/smart phones)

• Government

• Economy

• Technology

• The Arts