Culture

What is Culture?

•Culture: the similar ways in which a group of people live and what they have in common.

What does culture include?

CULTURE

Language

ReligionFood

Traditions/ Customs

Anything else that should be

included?

Cultural Detective

• Each group will be given a set of pictures.• Based on what you see in the pictures,

predict the culture of the people who might live in there.

• Complete the team worksheet as you go• Remember to cite evidence from the

pictures to back up your predictions.

Culture 1

Culture 2

Culture 3

Culture 4

Culture 5

What is Cultural Diffusion?

•Cultural diffusion: Spreading parts of one culture to another.– Occurs through trade, travel and

migration

What's in a name?

• Check the origin of your first name first name. What other culture does it come from?

Lunch Menu Break down

Instructions• Most of the food in America is

not native to our culture, it was borrowed from other cultures around the world.

• In your groups, write down what foods you see in the cafeteria.

• Now, trace each food back to its place of origin. Record where the food originally came from on your sheet.

Try these sites• http://

urbanext.illinois.edu/food/siteindex.cfm

• http://www.our-food-recipes.com/food-origins.html