Unit 1 Major Concepts Vocabulary List PDF
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This document provides a vocabulary list for major concepts in world history. It defines terms such as culture, material culture, symbolic culture, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism. The list is useful for students studying introductory world history topics.
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WorldHistory-Ms.Horey Unit1MajorConceptsVocabularyList ulture:theentirewayoflifeforagroupofpeople(includingbothmaterialandsymbolic C elements) aterialCulture:theobjectsassociatedwithacultural...
WorldHistory-Ms.Horey Unit1MajorConceptsVocabularyList ulture:theentirewayoflifeforagroupofpeople(includingbothmaterialandsymbolic C elements) aterialCulture:theobjectsassociatedwithaculturalgroup,suchastools,machines, M utensils,buildings,andartwork. ymbolicCulture:waysofthinking(beliefs,values,andassumptions)ANDwaysofbehaving S (norms,interactions,andcommunication). thnocentrism:Beingcenteredon/byyourownculture. Viewingotherculturesusingthe E standardsofYOURownculture,oftenmakingjudgmentsbasedonthosestandards. ulturalRelativism:LookingatcustomsofotherculturesinthecontextofTHEIRsociety,not C fromYOURculturalperspective CulturalUniversal:Customsandpracticesthatoccuracrossallsocieties ulturalDiffusion:Aprocessinwhichoneculturaltrait,materialobject,idea,orbehavior C patternisspreadfromonesocietytoanother ociety:agroupofpeoplewhoarerelativelyself-sufficientandwhoshareacommonterritory S andculture gentofSocialization:People,organizations,andinstitutionsthattransmitculturetothose A learningit(especiallychildren.) CulturalNorm:Rulesandexpectationsthatguidebehaviorwithinasociety Sanctions:Socialresponsetobehavior(culturalreactions) ace:Agroupofpeopleidentifiedasdistinctfromothergroupsbecauseofsupposedphysical R orgenetictraitssharedbythegroup. acism:thebeliefthatallmembersofeachracepossesscharacteristicsorabilitiesspecificto R thatrace,especiallysoastodistinguishitasinferiororsuperiortoanotherraceorraces. SocialConstruct:anideathathasbeencreatedandacceptedbythepeopleinasociety