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| culture | the way of life of a people including beliefs, customs, and practices. |
| cultural landscape | the parts of a people's environment that they have shaped and the technology they used to shape it |
| civilization | an advanced culture with cities and a writing system |
| institution | a custom or organization with social educational, or religious purposes |
| society | a group of people sharing a culture |
| social structure | a pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society |
| social class | a grouping of people based on rank or status |
| nuclear family | a mother, a father, and their children |
| extended family | a family that includes several generations |
| cultural diffusion | the movement of customs and ideas |
| acculturation | the process of accepting new ideas and fitting them into a culture |
| Hieroglyphics | developed by the Egyptians |
| Sumerians | began the art of writing with cuneiform |
| Chinese | developed paper for scrolls and books |
