Unit 1Topic 2 Quiz 2 Rhett

describes the spread of cultural elements from a focal point

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Hearths

• Forced Diffusion

• Direct Diffusion

the origin of distinct elements of culture

• Assimilation

• Universalizing Religions

• Cultural Hearths

• Monotheism

the process of becoming like or adopting aspects of another culture

• Assimilation

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Ethnic Religions

religious beliefs characterized by worship of only one god

• Cultural Diffusion

• Polytheism

• Assimilation

• Monotheism

– religious beliefs characterized by worship of more than one god

• Cultural Diffusion

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Ethnic Religions

– system of beliefs handed down from one generation to the next

within an ethnicity or culture

• Ethnic Religions

• Universalizing Religions

• Monotheism

• Cultural Hearths

religions that seek to convert others and try to convince

others to adopt their beliefs

• Forced Diffusion

• Ethnic Religions –

• Universalizing Religions

• Direct Diffusion

when one culture subjugates (forces) its cultural beliefs on

another, such as colonialism or Imperialism

• Universalizing Religions

• Direct Diffusion

• Forced Diffusion

• Ethnic Religions

When two cultures that are close to each other begin adopting

aspects of each other’s culture by choice

• Direct Diffusion

• Universalizing Religions

• Forced Diffusion

• Polytheism