Unit 2: Culture Vocabulary

Which term describes the collection of shared customs, beliefs, language, and traditions that shape a group’s way of life?

• Culture

• Geography

• Economy

• Government

What term describes the original centers where culture developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward?

• Cultural Hearth

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Landscape

• Cultural Assimilation

What is defined as 'The spreading of culture from one place to another. Cultures became more diverse with advanced communication, transportation and technology.'?

• Cultural Diffusion

• Urbanization

• Global Warming

• Industrialization

What is defined as 'The presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society. Made up of multiple cultures.'?

• Multicultural

• Monolingual

• Homogeneous

• Assimilation

What is defined as 'People with various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds and various lifestyles, experience, and interests. Each person is unique and we recognize differences.'?

• Diversity

• Uniformity

• Assimilation

• Conformity

What is defined as 'People that share languages, customs, common heritage, and cultural background.'?

• Ethnic Group

• Social Class

• Political Party

• Religious Sect

What is defined as 'The process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.'?

• Cultural Assimilation

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Relativism

• Cultural Appropriation

What is defined as 'A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose. Ex. schools, hospital, government, religion.'?

• Institutions

• Individuals

• Technologies

• Traditions

What is defined as 'Countries/companies/goods/technology trading around the world.'?

• Globalization

• Isolationism

• Feudalism

• Nationalization

What is defined as 'An organized system of faith, worship, beliefs, ceremonies, and rules typically used to worship a god or a group of gods. MONOtheism=belief in one god. POLYtheism=belief in many gods.'?

• Religion

• Culture

• Philosophy

• Tradition