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PHHS - APHUG: Important vocab for Unit 3 - Cultural Geography

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show language  
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show standard language  
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show dialect  
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geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs   show
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show preliterate society  
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broadest classifcation of languages; can be further broken up into sub-families   show
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show language sub-family  
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show language group  
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show Indo-European  
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most widely used language within the Indo-European family   show
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region where one language is used   show
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show bilingual  
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region where three or more languages are used   show
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show pidgin language  
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show lingua franca  
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show Anatolian Theory  
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show Kurgan Theory  
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show toponym  
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show toponomy  
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a language no longer used as the primary language of communication by any culture   show
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a language formally adopted for use in government and government agencies   show
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show Esperanto  
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architechture style based on geometric, ordered patterns. Popular in the mid to late 1900s   show
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architechture style based on curvature, bendy, or wavy shapes. Popular in the late 1900s/2000s   show
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show Cape Cod house  
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traditional housing style popular in New England; features a small roof in front and a large sloping roof in back   show
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traditional housing style popular in the Mid-Atlantic colonies and in cities; features 2/3 stories, flat roof, usually made of brick, Greek/Roman accents   show
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traditional housing style; features sloped roof, 2 fireplaces, made of a variety of materials   show
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show Roman Catholic/Protestant church  
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show Eastern Orthodox church  
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show Hindu temple  
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religious building; found in northern India/Nepal; a large tower or dome   show
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show Theravada style Buddhist temple  
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religious building; pagoda style with winged roofs   show
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religious bulding; often features domes and/or minarets   show
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show Judaism  
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the non-traditional heterogenious ideas and practices of urban industrial societies   show
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the traditional, relatively stable ideas and practices of somewhat isolated groups   show
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religions that accept everyone, sometimes actively recruit   show
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show ethnic religions  
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religions where beliefs don't change; don't mesh well with other religious systems   show
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religions where the beliefs are more flexible; mesh well with other religious systems   show
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key texts of Hinduism   show
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show caste system  
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show dharma  
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concept that good or bad actions with have positive or negative consequences in the future; found in Hinduism and Buddhism   show
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show reincarnation  
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escape from the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism   show
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founder of Buddhism   show
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denominations of Buddhism   show
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show Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path  
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escape from the cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism   show
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show Israel  
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holy scripture of Judaism   show
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holiest of Jewish holidays   show
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scattering of Jews worldwide, especially after the Roman destruction of the Jewish temple in 70 C.E.   show
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show orthodox, conservative, and reform  
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show Abraham  
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show monotheism  
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show polytheism  
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belief that there should be a separate homeland for the Jewish people   show
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show synagogue  
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show Western Wall (Wailing Wall)  
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founder of Christianity   show
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holy scripture of Christianity   show
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show Rome  
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key denominations of Christianity   show
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show Paul  
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show Church  
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show Jerusalem  
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show pope  
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the three parts of the Christian god   show
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a person who dies for their beliefs   show
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founder of Islam   show
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show Mecca  
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two denominations of Islam   show
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show Koran (Qu'ran)  
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show caliph  
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show imam  
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official language of Islam   show
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key tenents (beliefs) of Islam   show
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key Muslim city; capital of the Islamic empire for centuries   show
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show Ramadan  
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a population represented by a singular culture   show
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show ethnicity  
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physical characteristics of a common genetic heritage   show
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mestizo   show
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show person of mixed white and black ancestry  
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show person of mixed black and native American ancestry  
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show person of mixed white, black, and native American ancestry  
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theory that all aspects of culture are determined by geographic factors; founded by Friedrich Ratzel   show
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show environmental possibilism  
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theory of a living space for all ethnic groups, based on where they were best suited to live; established by Friedrich Ratzel   show
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how we describe ourselves to someone in our own culture   show
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show external identity  
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show cultural hearth  
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the cycle of replacement of a culture by new cultures in a single place over time   show
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adopting a new culture while maintaining aspects of your old culture   show
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show assimilation  
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2nd largest language family in the world; found in East Asia   show
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Language family found in the Middle East and Northern Africa; Arabic is one of its languages   show
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Language family dominant in Sub-Saharan Africa   show
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Language family dominant in Turkey, central Asia   show
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Language family dominant in Northern Russia, Finland, Hungary   show
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Language family dominant in Southern India   show
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Language family dominant in Japan and Korea   show
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Language family dominant in Indonesia   show
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show Christianity  
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Religion dominant in Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia   show
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Religion dominant in India and Nepal   show
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Religion dominant in East and Southeast Asia   show
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show Judaism  
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