Cycle 3, Weeks 1-3 Vocab Test

The spread of a feature or idea from one place to another over time.

• diffusion

• acculturation

• assimilation

• hearth

Ideas are rapidly spread through a population, rather than needing to be carried to places by people

• Diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

• Relocation Diffusion

Ideas are spread with the assistance of a high ranking or important individual or organization

• Diffusion

• Contagious Diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

• Relocation Diffusion

Movement of the original ideas from their point of origin, or hearth, to a new place

• Diffusion

• Contagious Diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

• Relocation Diffusion

Region from which innovative ideas originate.

• Hearth

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Diffusion

Individuals adopt or acquire the main culture in an environment

• Hearth

• Acculturation

• Asimilation

• Diffusion

A minority group gradually adapts to the customs and attitudes of the majority.

• Heather

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Diffusion

Belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.

• Ethnicity

• Culture

• Ethnocentrism

• Acculturation

The attitude that one's own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others

• Ethnicity

• Culture

• Ethnocentrism

• Acculturation

The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group

• Ethnicity

• Culture

• Ethnocentrism

• Acculturation