Elements of Culture and Cultural Change Check

What is culture?

• A way of life of a group of people who share similar traits

• A type of food that is popular in different countries

• A form of government that is practiced in different regions

• A type of language that is spoken by different ethnic groups

What is a language family?

• A group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language

• A group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin

• A division of Earth in which people share a similar way of life

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

What is an ethnic group?

• A way of life of a group of people who share similar traits

• A group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language

• A group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

What is a culture region?

• A way of life of a group of people who share similar traits

• A group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language

• A division of Earth in which people share a similar way of life

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

What is cultural diffusion?

• A way of life of a group of people who share similar traits

• A group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

• A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward

Why are social groups important to the development of a culture?

• They help the members of a culture work together

• They provide protection from outside dangers

• They supply other services to the people

• They maintain order within the country

What is a culture hearth?

• A way of life of a group of people who share similar traits

• A group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language

• A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

What is the agricultural revolution?

• The shift from food gathering to food production

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

• The rise of cities and civilizations

• The development of long-distance trade

What is the Industrial Revolution?

• The shift from food gathering to food production

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

• The rise of cities and civilizations

• The use of power-driven machines and factories to mass-produce goods

What is the information revolution?

• The shift from food gathering to food production

• The spread of culture traits from one culture to another

• The rise of cities and civilizations

• The rapid spread of ideas and traditions through computer technology