Culture
Culture: The way of life of a people
Society: group of people living together and
sharing a culture
***Use the information provided in this power point to fill in
your notes and answer questions about Culture.
Elements of Culture: Some elements of culture
are easy to see while others are not easy to see.
Easy to see: Material possessions you own like…
electronics, cell phones, television, computer, car,
house, clothing and food
Elements of Culture
Easy to see: Material possessions you own like…
electronics, cell phones, television, computer,
car, house, clothing and food
Elements of Culture
Easy to see: Material possessions you own like…
electronics, cell phones, television, computer,
car, house, clothing and food
Elements of Culture
Hard(er) to see: Religion, Belief systems,
Government, Language, Customs or Traditions
Elements of Culture
Hard(er) to see: Religion, Belief systems,
Government, Language, Customs or Traditions
Elements of Culture
Hard(er) to see: Religion, Belief systems,
Government, Language, Customs or Traditions
Elements of Culture ACTIVITY
http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Religion.html
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
http://www.buddhanet.net/elearning/buddhism/pbs2_unit07a.htm
1. Click on one (or both) of the links above
2. Click on the box with World Religions
3. Read about Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism,
Islam and Judaism.
4. Fill in World Religions: Basics
Cultural Landscape: How humans interact with
their surroundings and it creates their culture of their
people.
• Agriculture:
– Farming on flat land
– Cutting steps in hillside to make flat land
• Fishing near rivers or oceans
• Building houses made of AVAILABLE
RESOURCES: mud for bricks, stone, wood,
• Materials for clothes: cotton, wool, leather,
animals furs, man-made products
http://google.com
1. Click on link above
2. Type in Terrace Farming in China
3. From here, look at the images and read
about the terraces and how they are built.
China-Terrace Farming Illustration
1. In the space provided on your note/answer
document, illustrate terrace farming in China.
Bonus: Which of the 5 Themes of Geography does
this apply and why?
Bonus Bonus: Why is terrace farming a necessity in
China? When did they start using this method?
Technology: As people develop overtime they
improve on their technology to make their life easier.
• Tools get easier to use and make work
go faster
– Look at the progression of the hammer
below how does it get better over time?
– Example: Hammer
• Stone for pounding
• Stone with wood stick handle- easier to swing
• Metal hammer head with wood handle- metal
is more durable than stone
• Fiberglass handle with metal head- fiberglass is
harder to break than wood
Evolution of…
Hammers
http://www.history.org/almanack/life/tools/tlham.c
fm
http://www.itok.net/blog/index.php/2011/03/theevolution-of-the-computer-infographic/
http://www.hammermuseum.org/index.php
1. Click on the link to view The Hammer Museum
Slideshow
2. Click on the link to view The history of hickory
handle making
Technology continued:
• Electronics get faster, easier to use and
make contact with other people easier
– Example: Computer
• Computer to play games
• Computer to help type and write
documents
• Internet on Computer to contact other
people
• Internet to share music, videos and have
video phone calls
• Internet to do shopping, banking, social
media (facebook / twitter)
Evolution of…
Computers
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/ta
ylort14-320508-history-computersentertainment-ppt-powerpoint/
Question
In the space provided on your note/answer
document, answer the following:
Considering both the evolution of the hammer
and computers, what does it say about
innovation and its importance to
entrepreneurship and economics?
Bringing it all together
How Technology and Trade lead to the EXCHANGE of
CULTURE.
QUESTION?
What happens when people from different countries or places
come in contact with each other?
ANSWER
When they trade they begin to also trade GOODS their and
share their CULTURE
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Language
Clothes
Food
Religion
Language
Beliefs
Bringing it all together
How Technology and Trade lead to the EXCHANGE of
CULTURE.
QUESTION?
When this trade of CULTURE happens
you begin to have Blended Cultures.
The United States is an example of
this with the Melting Pot of cultures
from around the world.
ANSWER
Think back to Migration: When people
migrate, they also bring with them
their CULTURE!
Experiencing Culture
Get the KIDS perspective!
http://online.culturegrams.com/index.php
1. Click on the link above to get to Culture Grams.
Username: bremer
Password: cgrams
2. Click on the Kids Edition (in green).
3. Research the appropriate countries by clicking on the
appropriate continent, country, then click on Life as a
Kid.
4. You will use these notes to fill in the table on your
notes/answer document and highlight similarities and
differences.
Welcome to Wanzuzu!
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