Unit 1 Major Concepts Vocabulary List PDF

‭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