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List part of society influenced by culture. | language, religion, government, economics, foods, clothing, architecture, family life, values, beliefs, institutions, technologies |
What happens when different culture regions come into contact with each other? | they influence each other, each adopting traits of the other |
Why was the development of agriculture an important innovation? | provided more reliable source of food than hunting and gathering, village life, population growth |
List the four sources of world conflicts. | nationalism, differences in religious & political beliefs, different values, and uneven distribution of resources |
What is the current era where geographical distance no longer slows world communication? | information age |
What describes the change of one culture through its meeting with another culture? | acculturation |
What is an ethnic group? | a population that shares a common cultural background |
Name ethnic groups who live in the United States? | African-American, Asian Americans, European Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans |
How might the information age decrease world conflicts? | improved communication, see fewer differences between people |
How might the information age increase world conflicts? | differences between people who have new technologies and those who do not |