Government systems and Culture

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  1. 3. A military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
  2. 6. A smaller unit of culture within a larger unit of culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.
  3. 8. When people of very different cultures encounter they undergo what some people call _______ _______.
  4. 10. An attitude of thinking that one's own culture is superior to others.
  5. 13. A government that derives its authority from religion. The first four letters of the word, means GOD in Greek.
  6. 17. A group of related traits like dating, marriage, and raising children.
  7. 19. Long contact between cultures can result in both cultures adopting many traits from the other.
  8. 20. A form of government where single person or group has complete power.
  9. 21. Is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making a region ethnically homogeneous.
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  1. 1. Of the same kind; alike. Consisting of parts all of the same kind.
  2. 2. A concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies.
  3. 4. The exchange and blending of two or more cultures in contact with each other.
  4. 5. holding ________ beliefs is a common feature of most all cultures.
  5. 7. A particular custom, or way people greet one another when they meet.
  6. 9. The organization of society on the basis of voluntary cooperation, without political institutions or hierarchical government.
  7. 11. A geographical region in which people share many of the same cultural traits.
  8. 12. The single characteristics of a peoples culture is called what?
  9. 14. A form of government where a small number of people hold power. In Greek the word would mean "Rule by few."
  10. 15. Usually happens when one culture conquers another. The conquered culture all but disappears.
  11. 16. A form of government where the people have the power to govern.
  12. 18. A form of government where a single person, the monarch, holds supreme power.