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AP HUGE Unit 3 Vocabulary

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Animistic Religion
The belief that inanimate objects, such as hills, trees, rocks, rivers, and other elements of the natural landscape, possess souls and can help or hinder human efforts on Earth
Assimilation
interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
Authenticity of Place
The accuracy of a place to have traditional values and customs particular to that area - Panda Express vs. Real Chinese Food
Balkanization
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities
Commodification
the process though which something is given monetary value
Contagious Diffusion
The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population.
Creole Language
a language that began as a pidgin language but was later adopted as the mother tongue by a people in a place of the mother tongue
Cultural appropriation
the process by which cultures adopt customs and knowledge from other cultures and use them for their own benefit
Cultural barrier
Prevailing cultural attitude rendering certain innovations, ideas or practices unacceptable or unadoptable in that particular culture.
Cultural diffusion
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Cultural hearth
Locations on Earth's surface where specific cultures first arose.
Cultural trait
The specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture, such as language, religion, ethnicity, social institutions, and aspects of popular culture.
Culture
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
Culture realms
A collective of culture regions sharing related culture system; a major world area having sufficient distinctiveness to be perceived as set apart from other realms in terms or cultural characteristics and complexes
Dialects
Local or regional characteristics of a language. While accent refers to the pronunciation differences of a standard language, a dialect, in addition to pronunciation variation, has distinctive grammar and vocabulary
Dowry Death
In arranged marriages in India, bride is killed for failure of father to pay dowry
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