Unite 3 AP Vocab studying

Culture

The traits, beliefs, and distinct traditions of a group of people.

Language Families

A collection of language related through a common ancestral language that existed before.

Stimulus diffusion

The spread of underlying principle or idea, but it changes shape and characteristics as it travels.

Language

A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds, understood by a group of people.

Colonialism

The policy of a country acquiring full or partial control over another country, and exploiting it economic.

Multiculturalism

The presence of or support for the presence of several distinct cultural groups in society.

Toponyms

The name given to a place.

Cultural trait

A single distinguishable feature of a persons culture.

Expansion diffusion

The spread of an idea/trend from the hearth outwards while people who use it remain in the hearth.

Relocation diffusion

The spread of an idea through the physical movement of people from one place to another.

Gender roles

The spread of an idea through the physical movement of people from one place to another.

Imperialism

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force creating and influence through diplomacy or military force creating an empire.

Ethnic religions

A religion that appeals primarily to one group of people living in one place.

Globalization

The process of increased interconnections of the world culture ect.

Contagious Diffusion

The rapid widespread diffusion of the characteristic throughout the population.

Culture hearths

A center where innovations ideas, or civilizations originate, and then spread.

Acculturation

The process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups with distinct features.

Universalizing religion

A religion that attempts to appeal to all people.

Regionalism

Loyalty to the interests of a particular region over the interests of the country as a whole.

Ethnic neighborhood/enclave

A residential area within an urban setting, with distinct cultural group qualities.

Hierarchical diffusion

The spread of an idea from people of authority globally.

Dialect

A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation.

Lingua Franca

A language mutually understood and commonly used to communicate.

Assimilation

The process by which a person or groups culture comes to resemble that of another larger group.

Cultural landscape

The visible imprint of human movement, and culture in the natural environment.

Artifact

A material aspect of culture.

Cultural convergence

The tendency for cultures to become more alike as they share more technology of the modern world.

Mentifact

The non-material components of culture.

Popular Culture

Culture found in large diverse societies despite many differences in personal characteristics.

Sequent occupance

The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place.

Sociofact

The institutions of culture that link to groups of people.

Uniform Landscape

The spatial expression of a popular practice in one location being similar to another.

Syncretism

The blending of two or more cultural or religious traditions to form a new hybrid tradition.

Secularism

The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.

Isogloss

A geographic marking boundary line of a particular feature..

Monotheistic

Belief in only one god.

Extinct language

A language that was once in use but is no longer spoken or read anymore.

Post Modern Architecture

A style that emerged in the late 20th century, incorporating old and new.

Creolization

The process in which a simplified language is adapted made a native language, then made more complex.