unit 3 exam

**Acculturation**

**exchange of cultural features**

**assimilation**

**similar languages** 

How would European colonizers try to assimilate indigenous populations?

**By spreading christianity**

ethnocentrism

thinking one's own group's ways are superior to others"

* Relocation Diffusion.

occurs when people move from their original location to another and bring their innovations with them

* Expansion Diffusion.

the spread of an idea through a population where the amount of those influenced grows continuously larger

Contagious Diffusion

the process of an idea being spread rapidly throughout the population; all places and individuals in the region are affected.

Hierarchical Diffusion

when an idea spreads by passing first among the most connected individuals, then spreading to other individuals

Stimulus Diffusion

when an idea diffuses from its cultural hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters

Maladaptive Diffusion

the adoption of diffusing traits that are not practical or reflective of a region's environment or culture

folk culture

the products and practices of relatively homogeneous and isolated small-scale social groups living in rural locations.

pop culture

modern popular culture transmitted via the mass media and aimed particularly at younger people.

What is creolization

**Different cultures come together to create a new culture. Ex: Franglish**

What is the difference between a centripetal force and a centrifugal force?

Centripetal force is the force REQUIRED for circular motion. Centrifugal force is the force that makes something flee from the center

cultural landscape

Cultural attributes of an area often used to describe a place

cultural diffusion?

**Spreading out and merging of pieces from different cultures**

syncretism

combining different beliefs and various schools of thought

syncretism example

nachos, Roman temples, and the Ghost Dance

What are some things that can be included as cultural traits?

**Fashion, rituals, architectures** 

ethnic religion examples

Judaism and Hinduism

universal religion examples

Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam,

universal religion

the concept of a single world religion.

ethnic religion

relate closely to culture, ethnic heritage, and to the physical geography of a particular place

Hinduism

garlic and onion

religions that avoid meat

Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism

Where is the hearth of the three major monotheistic religions?

**Judaism, Christianity, and Islam**

**Church of Holy Sepulchre**

**Christianity**

**Salt Lake Temple-**

Mormon

**Kaaba**

**Muslim**

**Dome of the Rock**

Muslim

**Wailing Wall/Western Wall**

**Jewish**

**Ganges River**

**Hinduism**

How would you define distance decay? Time space convergence/compression?

**As people spread apart they biome close together.**

largest number of speakers in the world

indo-european

how did indo- european diffuse

farming techniques from Turkey across Europe and Asia