In this unit we will study the broad concept of culture, including cultural practices at both the local and global level, religion, language and how they have diffused worldwide. Students will examine how folk culture has become endangered by the globalization of technology, trade, and entertainment and how certain cultures have responded to protect their cultural heritage. Additionally, students will learn about the role language and religion play in culture, identifying their hearths, major traits and beliefs, and their speakers and adherents' diffusion worldwide. They will be able to explain how certain religions and languages became dominant and others became endangered and also how differences in religious belief and expression can lead to political and ethnic conflict.
Culture Key Issues 1. What are local and popular cultures? 2. How are local cultures sustained? 3. How is popular culture diffused? 4. How can local and popular cultures be seen in the landscape? Supplemental Key Issue: Rubenstein 4.2 Where are folk and popular material culture distributed? Language Key Issues 1. What are languages and what role do languages play in cultures? 2. Why are languages distributed the way that they are? 3. How did certain languages become dominant? 4. What role does language play in making places? Religion Key Issues 1. What is religion and what role does it play in culture? 2. Where did the world's major religions originate and how do religions diffuse? 3. How is religion seen in the cultural landscape? 4. What role does religion play in political conflicts? Supplemental Key Issues: Rubenstein 6.4 Why do territorial conflicts arise among religious groups? |
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Culture Unit Video Clips
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Culture Unit Map Skills
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