CULTURES AND CULTURAL HEARTHS
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CULTURES AND CULTURAL HEARTHS
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CULTURES AND CULTURAL HEARTHS. Popular Culture vs. Folk Culture . Folk Culture – traditionally practiced by a small rural group living in relative isolation. Popular Culture – found in a large society that shares certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CULTURES AND CULTURAL HEARTHS
Popular Culture vs. Folk Culture Folk Culture – traditionally practiced
by a small rural group living in relative isolation.
Popular Culture – found in a large society that shares certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics.
Pop Culture or Folk Culture
Taboo vs. Habit Taboo – a restriction on behavior
imposed by social custom. Habit – repetitive act performed by an
individual. How do things become a tradition? - Tradition = Customs - Group of people repeat the
same acts
Cultural Landscapes describe those places and
landscapes that have been shaped or influenced by humans.
agricultural systems, modified landscapes,
patterns of settlement and human activity,
transportation and communication
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Culture Hearths: starting point of a culture or trend.Primary Culture Hearths of the World
Meso America West Africa
Nile Valley/ East Africa
Mesopotamia Indus Valley
East Asia
What’s the name of the hearth?
MESO
AMERICA
What’s the name of this hearth?
WestAfrica
What’s the name of the hearth?
MESOPOTAMIA
What’s the name of the hearth?
Nile Valley
What’s the name of the hearth?
Indus Valley
What’s the name of the hearth?
East Asia
Culture WorksheetUse your notes to answer the following questions about
cultures.1. A cultural hearth is the starting point of a _________ or ________.2. A cultural landscape describes those places and landscapes that
have been ___________ or ____________________ by humans. 3. Name the 6 cultural hearths:a._______________________________________b._______________________________________c._______________________________________d._______________________________________e._______________________________________f. _______________________________________4. A taboo is a restriction on behavior imposed by ________________ custom.5. A habit is a ________________________ act performed by an individual.
Folk Culture or Pop Culture?Based on your notes, under each picture write Folk (for folk culture examples) or Pop (for popular culture examples).
1.________ 2._________ 3. ________ 4.________ 5.______
6._______ 7._______ 8._______ 9.________ 10.________
