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AP Human Vocab 3
Vocab for Unit 3
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acculturation | process of adopting only certain customs that will be to their advantage |
| assimilation | process of less dominate cultures losing their culture to more dominates ones |
| cultural adaptation | when a group of people adapt to their environment |
| cultural core | the core houses the main economic power in a region |
| cultural ecology | the study of human-environment relationships |
| cultural identity | an individual in a cultural group's belief |
| cultural landscape | the imprint of human activity on the landscape |
| cultural realm | the region through which a culture prevails |
| culture | a group of people's body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits |
| formal culture region | an area in which everyone shares the same characteristics |
| core culture region | center of economic activity |
| periphery culture region | outlying region of economic activity |
| functional region | region organized around a node or focal point |
| vernacular region | a region that exists as part of cultural identity |
| expansion diffusion | the spread of a feature from one place to another in a snowballing process |
| hierarchical diffusion | the spread of an idea from a person of authority |
| contagious diffusion | the rapid widespread diffusion of a characteristic |
| stimulus diffusion | the diffusion of an underlying principle |
| relocation diffusion | the spread of an idea through the physical movement of people |
| innovation adoption | the study of the spread of technology in a population |
| maldaptive diffusion | diffusion of a process with negative side effects |
| sequence occupancy | cultural secession and its imprint |
| religion | faithfulness to beliefs and rituals |
| animism | the belief that objects or natural events have a spirit |
| buddhism | the 3rd top universalizing religion in China and Southeast Asia |
| cargo cult pilgrimage | Cargo Cult's belief than western goods were given to them by ancestral spirits |
| christianity | the most popular religion in the world centered around the life and teachings of Jesus |
| confucianism | religion of the Chinese that focus on the moral, social, and political aspects |
| ethnic religion | a religion with a concentrated distribution and has principles based on the physical characteristics of the area |
| exclave | geographically separated from the main part by surrounding alien territory |
| enclave | part of a country mostly surrounded by the territory of another country |
| Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion |
| Geomancy | method of prediction that interprets markings on the ground |
| Hajj | The pilgrimage to Mecca for Islam followers |
| Hinduism | Created in India, with approximately one billion followers |
| Interfaith boundaries | boundaries between the world's major faiths, such as Christianity, Muslim, and Buddhism |
| Islam | a monotheistic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad |
| Jainism | religion and philosophy originating in ancient India |
| Judaism | the religion of ancient Hebrews |
| Landscapes of the dead | certain areas where people have commonly been buried |
| Monotheism | the belief in one god |
| polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| Mormonism | a term used to describe religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the Latter Day Saint movement |
| Muslim pilgrimage | aka a hajj |
| Muslim population | 1.3 billion people |
| Proselytic Religion | aka a Universalizing religion, which is an attempt to be global and appeal to all people |
| Reincarnation | the idea that after this life you will come back in another life |
| Religion | ): One group is universalizing religions, like Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism which have different branches |
| Religious architectural styles | styles of architecture created by the religions |
| Religious Conflict | the conflicts between religions |
| Religious Culture Hearth | where most religions are born |
| Religious toponym | the origin and meaning of the names of religions |
| Sacred space | the place where religious figures and congregations meet to perform religious ceremonies |
| Secularism | the belief that humans should be based on facts and not religious beliefs |
| Shamanism | traditional beliefs and practices that claim the ability to cure, heal, and cause pain to people |
| Sharia law | legal framework within which public and some private aspects of life are based on Muslim principles |
| Shintoism | the native religion of Japan |
| Sikhism | a religion that began in sixteenth century Northern India |
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