Unit 2: Cultures of the World Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. the renovations and improvements conforming to middle class preferences
  2. 7. a system of spiritual beliefs that helps form cultural perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and values
  3. 8. the idea that human behavior is strongly affected, controlled, or determined by the physical environment
  4. 11. a variation of a standard language specific to a general area, with differences in pronunciation, degree of rapidity of speech, word choice, and spelling
  5. 13. The belief in or worship of more than one God.
  6. 14. the process by which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another
  7. 15. A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group.
  8. 16. the structures or organizations of a culture that influence social behavior
  9. 17. a shared standard or pattern that guides the behavior of group
Down
  1. 1. The belief in the existence of only one God.
  2. 2. a distinct system of communication that is the carrier of human thoughts and cultural identities
  3. 3. Principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
  4. 4. the tendency of ethnic groups to evaluate other groups according to preconceived ideas originating from their own culture
  5. 6. the beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies shared by a society and passed down from generation to generation
  6. 9. the state of belonging to a group of people who share common cultural characteristics
  7. 10. a central, enduring element of a culture that reflects its shared ideas, values, knowledge, and beliefs.
  8. 12. a visible object or technology that a culture creates