Culture Crossword

2. Shared characteristics that include customs, arts, food, and beliefs.
4. A custom/celebration from the past that people still practice today. Passed down through family generations.
5. Human communication that is written, spoken, or signed.
6. The understanding that each person is unique, and recognizing everyone’s differences
9. The spreading of ideas, customs, beliefs, and other cultural elements from one group to another.
11. What you think is true.
13. Provides for people’s needs, keeps order, protects society from outside threats.

1. Your family’s background based on where your ancestors are from that influences your cultures and traditions.
3. An area where important cultural ideas began and spread to other areas.
7. What you think is important.
8. An organized system of beliefs and practices that seek to explain the meaning of life. Can be centered on one or more gods.
10. The way you express yourself in thoughts, words, and actions because of your values and beliefs.
12. Group People that share languages, customs, and common heritage.
14. The system of how money is made and used within a particular region or country.