AP HuG Module 23

culture hearth

a focused geographically area where important innovations are born and from which they spread

language family

a group of related languages that share a common ancestry

dialect

a regional variation of a language that is understood by people who speak other variations of that language

accent

a way of pronncing words

monotheistic

relating to the belief in only one god

universalizing religion

a religion that actively seeks new members and believes its message has universal importance and application

ethnic religion

a religion identified with a particular ethnic or tribal group that does not seek converts

proselytic

describing a religion that spreads its message to others through missionary work

toponyms

the names given to places

generic toponym

the generic part of a place-name, often a suffix or prefix, such as -ville in Louisville

polytheistic

relating to the belief in many gods

animistic religion

a faith that subscribes to the idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans, but also in animals, plants, rocks, natural phenomena such as thunder, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, and other entities of the natural environment