| A | B |
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| culture | way of life of group of people; share similar beliefs/customs |
| 3 important features of culture | family, language, ways of believing |
| cultural trait | a particular group's individual skills, customs, ways of doing things |
| technology | tools & the skills people need to use them |
| cultural landscape | any changes to group's environment |
| 4 stages of early culture | tools, fire, agriculture, writing |
| After a culture creates writing system, it is called | Civilization |
| Does environment affect culture? | Yes |
| fast (noun) | go without eating or drinking |
| social structure | way of organizing people into smaller groups |
| nuclear family | parents and children |
| extended family | several generations living together |
| patriarchal | men make most family decisions |
| matriarchal | women make most family decisions |
| social class | a rank; status depends on wealth, education, land, or heritage |
| ethics | standards of accepted behavior |
| Basic unit of culture's social structure | family |
| religion | Ideas help people understand world, meaning and purpose of life, values |
| communication | language |
| Agricultural Revolution | Great increase in world food supply |
