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Culture 5 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| society | a group of people living together in an organized way |
| community | a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common |
| culture | the learned behaviors and attitudes of a society that form their way of life |
| arts and recreation | things we do in our spare time, after work is done |
| customs and traditions | behavior patterns that communities follow |
| government | an organized system that societies use to make decisions (like choosing rulers and making laws) |
| religion | the belief in a supernatural controlling power |
| technology | tools, knowledge and skills people use to make work easier |
| melting pot | people giving up their own cultural characteristics to take on the traits of the majority culture that is around them |
| salad bowl | this is when people keep their cultural characteristics and can live together in peace/harmony in the same community |
| food | what people eat / how they prepare what they consume |
| shelter | the buildings people use / what do they use to create them |
| example of government | voting to choose a leader |
| example of customs and traditions | waiting in line for lunch in Spartan Hall |
| example of technology | using a flashlight to see in the dark |
| example arts and recreation | playing soccer after school with your friends on the lower field |