5 Written Questions

1. ruled by a few (not by all but not by one)
2. head is not a religious leader.
3. 1:a term used by social scientists for the way of life. Every human society has a culture. A culture produces similar behaviors and thought among most people in a particular society.
4. the process by which a majority group adopts the trait of a majority culture.
5. two, small rivers, seasonal rivers, oases, wadies

5 Matching Questions

1. Middle East water suppy (four major)
2. culture shock
3. ethnic group
4. race
5. culture (Encyclopedia Briticanna)

1. a a subdivision of the human species characterized by a more or less distinctive combination of physical traits that are transmitted in descent.
2. b 1: Nile River, 2: Tigris/Euphrates Rivers, 3: Yellow River, 4: Indus River
3. c A social group within a cultural and social system that claims or is awarded special status on the basis of variable traits including religions, linguistics, or ancestral characteristics
4. d the discomfort that people often feel when they have contact with an unfamiliar culture.
5. e 3: The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior. Culture thus defined consists of language, ideas, beliefs, customs, taboos, code, institution, tools, techniques, works of art, rituals, ceremonies, and other related components.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. (auto- one/self kratos- rule) examples of this are totalitarian systems and monarchies
   1. democracy
   2. race
   3. theocracy
   4. autocracy
2. power is seized, for the benefit of themself(ves), confrontations
   1. totalitarianism
   2. acculturation
   3. socialization
   4. oligarchy
3. 1: Dams ( Aswan Dam provides drinking water and hydroelectricity) 2: Irrigation 3: Desalization (taking salt out of water)
   1. Middle East mountains
   2. Middle East technology
   3. Middle East deserts (four)
   4. Middle East desert (general)
4. (theo- religion, kratos- rule) same ruler is both the political and the religious leader. Ex: Afghanistan 7 years ago and present day Iran
   1. democracy
   2. autocracy
   3. race
   4. theocracy
5. The process by which individuals come to learn and perform behavior expected of them by society. Through socialization, culture is passed from one generation to the next.
   1. oligarchy
   2. acculturation
   3. totalitarianism
   4. socialization

5 True/False Question

1. ethnocentrism → a belief in the superiority of ones own culture or ethnic group.
   

   True        False

2. monarchies → for the benefit of the people, power rests in the hands of one, cooperational
   

   True        False

3. Middle East deserts (four) → 60% of Middle East is desert. sand/rock/no vegetation; rain, extreme temps, no inhabitants
   

   True        False

4. Middle East mountains → 1: Dams ( Aswan Dam provides drinking water and hydroelectricity) 2: Irrigation 3: Desalization (taking salt out of water)
   

   True        False

5. democracy → (theo- religion, kratos- rule) same ruler is both the political and the religious leader. Ex: Afghanistan 7 years ago and present day Iran
   

   True        False