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Core Concept 7.1: What is Culture?
Textbook Pages 86-87
I Where Culture Comes From
A __________________: the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular
nation or group of people
B _______________________________: features that make up a culture; idea or way of
doing things that is common in a certain culture
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
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C How cultural traits are learned:
________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
D __________________: a behavior that is considered normal in a particular society such
as common cultural traits
E Some ____________________________________ remain the same over many years.
Culture can change over time as people __________________ new cultural traits.
The way we __________________ changes over time.
F The __________________can also affect culture.
The environment of a region influences how people ___________ and how they
______________________________________________________.
Humans can shape their environment by creating _____________________________.
____________________________________ of a place reflect how its people meet
their basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
II Culture and Geography

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A People share cultural traits such as __________________ or __________________ in
____________________________________.
B Culture regions are often different from ____________________________________.
A culture region may cover an ____________________________________.
A country may also include ____________________________________ culture region.
can ____________________________________ political boundaries

Core Concept 7.2: Families and Societies

Textbook Pages 88-89
I Kinds of Families
A __________________: a group of humans with a shared culture
who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs.
Society, culture, and family are all __________________.
B __________________ structures vary in different cultures.
Common family units:
____________________________________: a family that
consists of parents and their children
____________________________________: family that
includes parents, children, and other family members
More common in __________________ countries
Some work together on __________________.
Some work separately but live together in order
to share __________________.
II Kinds of Societies
A ____________________________________: a pattern of organized relationships among
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__________________ of people within and outside of the family.
__________________
__________________
__________________ institutions (church, synagogue, mosque)
B Societies vary around the __________________ and can __________________ over time.
All have common institutions:
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________

C Societies have differences:

Economy: some rely on __________________
while other rely on __________________
D Industrial societies often organize members according to their ____________________.
A group of people living in similar __________________ conditions
In modern societies, the main groups are:
__________________ class
__________________ class
Size of the worlds middle class has __________________ greatly in recent
years
__________________ class

Core Concept 7.3: Languages

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Textbook Pages 90-91
I Language
A __________________ could not exist without __________________.
A set of spoken sounds, __________________ __________________, or
__________________ __________________ that make it possible for people to
__________________
B Languages often vary from one __________________ to another.
Differences in language can keep cultures __________________ and make it harder
to __________________ the country.
Language differences can also keep countries apart by preventing
__________________.
C People who speak different languages sometimes turn to a __________________
__________________ in order to communicate with each other.
__________________ has often served as the worlds common language
D Languages share a common __________________.
A language spoken so long ago that it __________________ __________________ to
become several related languages

Core Concept 7.4: Religion

Textbook Pages 92-93

I Religion
A An important part of every culture is __________________.
A system of __________________ and __________________, including belief about
the nature of a ____________________________________
helps people answer questions about the ___________________________________
guides people in matters of __________________
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Standards of ____________________________________
help __________________ cultures
B All religions have __________________ and __________________ and observe religious
__________________.
C The worlds major religions began in Asia.
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
D Southwest Asia
__________________
__________________
__________________
II Judaism
A Based on a belief in __________________, whose spiritual and ethical teachings are
recorded in the ____________________________________.
Began in the __________________around __________________
B.C.
By A.D. 100, Jews lived in __________________,
__________________, and

____________________________________.
The Jewish state of __________________ was established in
______________.
There are around _______________________ Jews.
III Christianity
A Based on the teachings of __________________, who Christians believe is the son of
__________________.
The ____________________________________ is their sacred text.

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Began in ____________________________________ around A.D. ________ and spread
to __________________ and __________________, later spreading to the rest of the
__________________.
There are about __________________ Christians.
IV Islam
A Based on the __________________, a sacred text
Contains what Muslims believe is the word of
__________________ as revealed to __________________
beginning in A.D. ___________
Spread quickly across _______________________________and
____________________________________ then to the rest of the __________________
There are about __________________ Muslims.
V Hinduism
A Evolved gradually over thousands of years in
______________________________
Has ____________________________________ texts
Believe that everyone in the universe is part of a continuing cycle of
__________________, __________________, and __________________
There are about __________________ Hindus.
VI Buddhism
A Based on the teachings of ____________________________________,
known as the __________________ who was born in
__________________ about _____________ B.C.
Teachings include the search for _______________________, or a
true understanding of the __________________ of
__________________
Thee are about __________________ Buddhists.
VII Sikhism
A Based on the writings of several _____________, or _______________
Founder: ____________________________________

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__________________ A.D.
Teachings include:
The ____________________________________________________
The ______________________________________________________
There are about __________________ Sikhs

Core Concept 7.5: The Arts

Textbook Pages 94-95

I The Arts
A Works of art can reflect a __________________ by dealing with topics or issues that
are __________________ to that society.
Can __________________ society
Ex. Books that describe poverty or environmental problems can help win
public support for solving those problems
Can deal with ____________________________________
A subject or idea that relates to the __________________________
II Visual Arts
A Art meant to be __________________:
__________________
__________________

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B Can express __________________ and __________________ ideas
C Show what life is like in other __________________ and how people lived in the
_____________
III Architecture
A The __________________ and __________________ of buildings
B Can show us what a society __________________ and how it uses its
__________________.
IV Music
A An art form that uses __________________, usually produced by instruments or voices
Varies widely in different __________________ and __________________
__________________ over time as our __________________ change
Can tell us about a societys __________________
V Literature
A Written work such as __________________, __________________, and _______________
Can tell us what ideas a society considers __________________
By describing harmful things in society, literature can push for ________________.

Core Concept 7.6: Cultural Diffusion and Change

Textbook Pages 96-97

I How Culture Traits Spread

A ____________________________________: a place where cultural traits develop
Spread to surrounding __________________ and __________________
Ways customs and ideas can spread:
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
B ____________________________________: the spread of cultural traits from one culture
to another
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C Cultural Traits Spread Through __________________
Traders expose people to new ____________________________________ as they
__________________.
People may find unfamiliar __________________ or other cultural traits
__________________ their lives, so they adopt the new traits into their daily
lives.
__________________traders helped spread __________________ from Arabia to
other cultures in Asia and Africa.
D __________________ Spread Cultural Traits
Bring ____________________________________ with them to their new homelands
__________________ brought many of their cultural traits to the United States,
which have become part of American culture.
__________________
__________________
__________________

II Technology and Culture

A Technology Helps Spread Culture
The _________________
Instant ________________________________
Example: Americans can find out instantly what people in places such as
Peru, India, or Japan are wearing eating, or creating. If we like these
traits, we may borrow them and make them a part of our culture.
B _________________ Technology
_________________ make it easier for people to move all over the world.
_________________brings new cultural traits to different regions
C Cultural change has both _________________ and _________________.
If customs change too quickly, people may feel that their culture is
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Some fear that rapid _________________ is creating a new _________________
culture that threatens _________________.
Diversity is ___________________________________________________
Fear things that make people and cultures _________________ and
_________________ might disappear making a single ________________________
__________________________________

Core Concept 7.7: Science and Technology

Textbook Pages 98-99

I Technology and Progress

A _________________: the active process of acquiring knowledge of the natural world
B ______________________: the way in which people use tools and machines
__________________________________ made gradual advances in technology.
Learned how to make tools and weapons out of ______________ _________________
years ago
Later discovered how to control ____________
C Technological advances changed _________________.
Early humans were _________________ and _________________ who
_________________ from place to place to find _________________.
Over time, people began to rely on _________________
learned how to adapt _________________ to make them more useful.
tamed wild animals for _________________ or use them as _________________
D As _________________ grew and turned into cities, people began to create
_________________ and _________________.
Developed _________________

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Led to the first _________________, or societies with _________________
_________________ , about _________________B.C.
E Early civilizations developed new technologies that allowed people to
_________________ more _________________.
Invented tools such as the _________________ to help increase food production
Built canals and ditches to _________________, or supply water to, crops.
Cultures that lacked _________________ developed more slowly.

II Modern Technology
A Industrial Revolution
Began around _________________
Developed new technologies that used ________________________________________
Led to the growth of ______________, _________________, and many new
_________________
B All advances in science and technology have greatly changed peoples lives and raised
their ___________________________________________________.
The level of _________________ enjoyed by a person or a
society
Modern technology helps to connect _________________,
_________________, and _________________
C _________________decisions and _________________ systems can affect the use of
technology.
Examples:
The Chinese government has limited Chinese citizens use of the
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Attempt to control discussion of __________________________________ and
other issues
Many _________________ have used technology as part of their practices.
Used the __________________________________ to print the Hebrew Bible,
The Christian Bible, the Quran, and other holy writings
Use _________________, _________________, and _________________ to
broadcast their beliefs

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