Culture Terms

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Transportation
Moving and carrying people and things from one place to another.
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Housing
Buildings and other shelters in which people live and work.
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Economics
Producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services; making, selling, and buying things.
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Government
Making rules and enforcing them; people who have power and how power is used.
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Tools
Instruments used to do work.
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Architecture
The style and design of buildings.
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Occupations
The jobs and other ways of working and making a living.
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Laws
The rules which govern a society.
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Communication
The exchange of ideas and information.
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Traditions
Stories and customs that are passed from one generation to the next.
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Music
The songs of a culture with singing and instruments
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Art
The use of skill and imagination to produce decorative or appealing objects
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Superstitions
Unreasonable beliefs or practices, founded on ignorance or fear
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Language
The method of communication, either spoken or written, made up of the use of words in a structured way
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Religion
A community of faith and worship. The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
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Literature
The written stories of a people.
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Education
The transfer of knowledge, skills, and values in a society.
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Medicine
Treating disease and sickness and improving health.
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Family
A group of people who are related to one another and may live in a household together.
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Recreation
Sports, games, and other play activities.
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Clothing
Covering or adornment; wearing apparel
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Customs
The traditions and ways of doing everyday things.
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Ethnocentrism
Judging other people's cultures based on our own values.