CHAPTER 8 VOCAB

CULTURE

• The customs, arts, and social institutions
• of a particular group of people
• Every CULTURE has its own beliefs and traditions.

ANIMISM

• Is the religious or spiritual belief that souls or spirits are in everything.
• Animism can be found in tribal or primal regions.

HINDUISM

• A polytheistic religion, that is the oldest one, mostly in India and Nepal
• The most celebrated holiday in Hinduism is Diwali

BUDDHISM

• A monotheistic religion, mostly in Asia, worshiped to Buddha
• Buddhism is one of the five most practiced religion

JUDAISM

• The monotheistic religion practiced by Jews
• Judaism faced many struggles to get to here it is now

CHRISTIANITY

• Christianity is the most practiced monotheistic religion.
• The god for Christianity is Jesus Christ

ISLAM

• The monotheistic religion practiced mostly by Muslims
• Islam's holy book is the Quran

SIKHISM

• A monotheistic religion found in Punjab, India
• Sikhism also celebrates Diwali

URBAN

• The main city of a certain area
• Urban causes most of the pollution in the world

RURAL

• The farmland or country of a certain area
• Most crops are produced in rural areas

MULTICULTURAL

• Relating to having several culture or ethical groups in an area
• The United States is very multicultural

GENDER

• The state of being male or female
• Males are the boy gender

ROLE

• The function or part played by a certain person
• My role in the project is to create the presentation

SOCIAL CLASS

• People having the same social, economic, or educational class
• My Dad's social class is middle class

SOCIAL MOBILITY

• The movement of individuals or groups in social standing position
• Social Mobility is a person's movement from class to class