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Introduction Lesson 1. Objectives  Identify the major elements of culture.  Explore the types of govt and economies that have developed.  Describe.

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1 Introduction Lesson 1

2 Objectives  Identify the major elements of culture.  Explore the types of govt and economies that have developed.  Describe factors that cause cultures to change.

3 Warm Up  Pick a part of the world and list 3 things you’d like to learn about the lives of the people who live there.

4 Culture  How would you define culture?  “Elements of culture”?  All things that make up a people’s way of life.  Social org, customs, language, arts & lit, religion, govt, economy

5 Religion  Meaning & purpose of life  Values  Monotheism vs. Polytheism  Major world religions? Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism

6 T-P-S: “Think-Pair-Share”  Religious differences often fuel conflict. Can you provide any examples?  N.Ireland Protestants & Catholics  Middle East Jews & Muslims  Indian Hindus & Muslims (Kashmir)  Russian Christians and Chechen Muslims  African Christians & Muslims (Sudan)

7 Government  Person/People in Power, Laws & Institutions  Purpose? Order & Security  Major Types Democracy – People govern ○ Republic – Elect officials Monarchy – King/Queen/Emperor Dictatorship – Rule by one or small group ○ “Democratic Republics” – are neither!

8 Economy  How society manages limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants & needs  3 Basic Questions: What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce?

9 Economic Systems  Traditional Econ Relies on custom, subsistence (survival)  Market Econ Relies on consumer choice (buy & sell)  Command Econ Govt controls production & cost  Mixed Econ Govt involvement in markets

10 S-A-T: “Stop and Think”  Describe 3 elements that help give a culture its identity.  Religion  Government  Economy  Language  Arts, Lit, Customs

11 Cultural Change  What factors cause cultures to change?  Technology  Environment  Diffusion Mvmt of ideas from one place to another ○ War & Conquest ○ Travel & Trade

12 Cultural Change  New transportation & communication rapidly increase contact & change  Benefits? More goods & ideas to more people  Drawbacks? Threatens foundations/traditions Share bad things (disease, econ collapse)

13 Closure  Why is it important to increase awareness of other cultures?  Tolerance & acceptance  End ethnocentrism / racism  Interconnectedness


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