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D: 9/20/12
A: Civilization Notes
S: What are the key elements of a civilization?
H: NONE
w.o.d: acculteration
Warm-Up: Read pgs. 92 & 93 Focus on Region. Answer questions 1 & 2 under Understanding What You Read. Write the questions and answers.
Word
acculturation
Definition
The process of cultural
changes that result from long-term
contact with another society.
Sentence
Acculturation may cause a
farmer whom
became Muslim to
stop raising pigs.
Picture
Urban Society
• Living in communities• What types of communities are there?–City/Urban–Countryside/Rural
Organized Religion
• Beliefs that provide answers to “unanswerable” questions.
• What are the 5 major world religions1. C
2. J
3. I
4. B
5. H
Literacy
• The ability to read and write. What is this important?– literacy rates in developing countries is 70% and
below– Low literacy = low income– 1 billion people are non-literate
Education
• Striving to improve as an individual or as a culture
• Minority groups have the least access in all countries
• Has become a digital age – no access in developing countries
• Amount of Education = amount of income and skills to perform a task
Government
• Having a Set of rules, leaders and organized society– Monarchy – King or Queen are the head but have
limited power• Examples – England and Japan
– Dictatorship – Absolute power and control com from one leader • Examples – Fascist Nazi Germany & Communist China
– Democracy – The people vote for their rulers, Republics are often democratic• Examples – USA, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, France
Social Classes
• Groups of people with common characteristics• What are the major social classes and their
characteristics?1. Upper Class
2. Middle Class
3. Low Income
4. Poverty
Social Classes
• Groups of people with common characteristics• What are the major social classes and their
characteristics?1. Upper Class
2. Middle Class
3. Low Income
4. Poverty
Leisure
• Recognizing the vale of the arts and entertainment– What are the arts?
– What do we do for entertainment?