Culture Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of "Culture"?

• Tangible objects created by a culture.

• The material and immaterial ways of life of a particular group of people.

• The spread of an idea/innovation through physical movement.

• The reduction of time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place.

What are "Artifacts"?

• The ways in which a culture behaves and organized institutions.

• The ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge of a culture.

• Tangible objects created by a culture.

• Agreed upon cultural practices or standards.

What does "Socifacts" refer to?

• The ways in which a culture behaves and organized institutions.

• The material and immaterial ways of life of a particular group of people.

• The spread of an idea/innovation through physical movement.

• The reduction of time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place.

What are "Mentifacts"?

• Tangible objects created by a culture.

• The ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge of a culture.

• The process by which an innovation or idea spreads from one place to another.

• The reduction of time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place.

What are "Cultural Norms"?

• Behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture.

• Agreed upon cultural practices or standards that guide behavior.

• The principle that an individual's beliefs should be understood by others.

• An area where civilizations began that radiated customs.

What are "Cultural Taboos"?

• Agreed upon cultural practices or standards.

• Behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture.

• The principle that an individual's beliefs should be understood by others.

• An area where civilizations began that radiated customs.

What is "Cultural Relativism"?

• The principle that an individual's beliefs and actions should be understood by others.

• An area where civilizations began that radiated customs.

• The process by which an innovation or idea spreads from one place to another.

• The reduction of time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place.

What is a "Cultural Hearth"?

• An area where civilizations began that radiated its customs, innovations, and ideologies.

• The process by which an innovation or idea spreads from one place to another.

• The reduction of time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place.

• The spread of an idea/innovation through physical movement.

What is "Diffusion"?

• The process by which an innovation or idea spreads from one place to another over time.

• The reduction of time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place.

• The spread of an idea/innovation through physical movement.

• The idea that interaction between two places decreases as the distance increases.

What is "Contagious Diffusion"?

• The spread of an idea/innovation from one key person to others.

• When something spreads but is changed by the people who adapt it.

• Where one person spreads an idea/innovation to multiple people.

• The spread of an idea/innovation through physical movement.