Introduction to Culture PPT Notes
What is Culture?
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_____________, _____________, and _____________ shared and passed on by a group
Are you born with culture, or is it taught to you?
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Culture is ______________
Who teaches you culture?
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family, school, peers
Where do cultures start?
Cultural Hearth –
How do cultures change and spread?
Innovation –
Diffusion –
Assimilation –
Acculturation –
Transculturation-
Why do they call it ……………..?
Toponymy: ________________________________________________________________________________.
- Bolivia means __________________
Burkina Faso means __________________________________________________.
Côte d'Ivoire means ______________________________________.
Columbian Exchange
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widespread exchange of the animals, plants, culture and human populations including slaves, communicable
diseases, and ideas between the ____________ and ________________ hemispheres
What are the 9 Traits of Culture?
1. Language
2. History
3. Religion
4. Food and Shelter (Types / Styles)
5. Education Systems
6. Security/Protection
7. Relationships – Family and Others
8. Political and Social Organizations
9. Creative Expression - Recreation
Language
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There are between __________ and ___________ different languages spoken in the world today!
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Helps establish cultural __________________.
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Can ____________ people
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Canada - French/English
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Oral tradition -
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Dialect -
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Language Diffusion
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Follow trade routes
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Blend from other languages
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Migration
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PPT Questions:
History
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Difference between:
Ancestry –
Genealogy –
Religion
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Christianity %
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Islam
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Hinduism
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Buddhism
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Judaism
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Others
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What is religion?
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The ___________ in a supernatural power or powers, responsible for the ___________ and _____________ of
the universe
Types of Religions?
1. Monotheistic –
2. Polytheistic –
3. Animistic or Traditional –
Food and Shelter –
Education
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How culture is ________________ or ______________
1. Formal – Schools, Universities, Religion (church)
2. In-Formal – Family, Friends, Social Clubs / Groups
Security/Protection
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Military
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Police
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Family
Relationships – Family and Others
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Political and social organization
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____________________ System
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________________
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Make rules and laws to keep society in order
Examples? Boys and Girls, Boy Scouts, FFA, Optimists,
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Kiwanis, University, Veterans, Masonic etc
Creative Expression – Recreation
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instruments, singing
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Paintings, sculpture, photography
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Literature
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Novels, Poems
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How are cultural regions organized?
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Society -
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Ethnic groups -
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Race is ________________________________.
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Ethnicity is __________________________________.
Your Family Culture Graphic Organizer:
Create a graphic organizer using the 9 Traits of Culture and list at least 2 examples from the 9
Traits of Culture using your family.