GLOBAL CULTURES
PREVIEW:
WHAT IS CULTURE?
(your thoughts)
CULTURE
The way of life of a group
of people who share similar
beliefs and customs
ETHNIC GROUP
A group that shares a
language, history, religion,
and some physical traits
LANGUAGE AND DIALECT
Language is one of the strongest
unifying forces for a culture
Dialect: Local form of a language with
a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation
RELIGION
Important cultural element of a belief
system
Five major world religions are Buddhism,
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism
CIVILIZATIONS
Highly developed cultures
GLOBALIZATION
Development of a
worldwide culture with and
interdependent economy
PROCESS:
Create a “pictoword” for
culture. (picture in a word)
PICT
WORD
DO IMMEDIATELY
Complete Pictoword
Organize Notebook
Be prepared for notebook
checkpoint