PVHS Unit 1 Africa & Asia Vocab

Which of the following are aspects of culture?

• beliefs

• values

• ideas

• foods

Anything that originates from a particular region; includes cultural characteristics, plants, animals, etc.

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a sentence:

The potato is indigenous to the Andes Mountains in South America and has been grown there for thousands of years.

If I am curious how the sale of cars has changed during COVID, what information should I examine?

• political information

• economic information

• medical information

• cultural information

Anything referring to politics or government

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a sentence:

The United States has two main political parties.

Anything relating to an economy; a system by which goods and services are produced, bought, and sold.

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a sentence:

Rulers of empires will try and make good economic deals with their trading partners.

The spread of cultural elements from one culture to another.

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a sentence:

Cultural diffusion occurred when indigenous South Americans converted to Christianity.

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a sentence:

Shintoism is animistic because of its belief in spirits inhabiting nature.

People who go to other countries to do religious work, usually to spread their religious beliefs.

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a sentence:

Mormon missionaries travel to South America to try and convert people to their religion.

Systems of beliefs, values, and ideas shared by a group of people.

(a)  

Answer explanation

In a sentence:

American culture includes a big celebration on the 4th of July and many people grill food like hot dogs.

The indigenous people believed that each entity in nature had a spirit.

• martime

• cultural diffusion

• animism

• economic