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Agriculture

The deliberate tilling of crops

Subsistence farming

Farming for just enough for the family

Surplus farming

Making more than enough for your family. Then selling the rest

What was the 1st agricultural revolution about?

More permanent settlements.

What was the 2nd agricultural revolution about?

New farming technology

What was the third agricultural revolution about?

GMOs and organic foods introduced

What is fair trade?

Promoting standard farming for fair trade

What are luxury crops?

Crops not for sale

What are cash crops?

Crops used for sales

urbanization

Making cities urban rather than rural. Less farming and more cities

Redlining

Government only picks certain places to receive income

cultural relativism

Belief that countries are respected and none are a minority

Acculturation

Inviting new ways into a culture

Assimilation

Assuming a culture is a certain way

Stimulus diffusion

Trait gets passed on it OG trait is changed

Hierarchal diffusion

Trends spread from higher places to lower places

Reverse hierarchal diffusion

Trends spreading from lower to higher class

What are the holy texts of Judaism?

1. Tenauch

2. Torah

3. Talmud

What is the Islam holy text?

The Quran

What are the Ten Commandments?

1. Only one God

2. Don’t try to replicate God

3. Do not misuse the name Yahweh

4. Sabbath Day

5. Honor your parents

6. Do not kill

7. No Adultry

8. Don’t steal

9. Don’t bear false witness

10. Do not convey anything of your neighbors

What are the 5 pillars of the Islam Faith?

1. Declaration of Faith

2. Daily prayer

3. Charity

4. Ramadan

5. Hajj

Who was Muhammad?

A prophet sent by God who restored faiths with other products

What is a food dessert?

Neighborhoods or rural towns without easy access to fresh, healthy and affordable food

What kind of food is available in a food dessert?

Fast food or convenience stores

Where are the majority of food desserts in Chicago?

South and West Sides of the city

Conventional farming

Using every tool available to farm

Organic Agriculture

Crops and livestock that are produced without chemicals

What are aspects of hunters and gatherers?

They were nomadic and never had permanent settlements.

Commodity chain

Process used by firms to gather resources

Monoculture

Growing large amounts of a single crop

How many routes does the CTA bus have?

129

Culture

The way of life of a group of people

cultural diffusion

Spreading material and non-material culture from its cultural health

Cultural syncretism

Merging different culture’s beliefs and practices, especially in religion

Covenant

Binding agreement, spoken contract

Diaspora

Scattering

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