What is Culture?

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 Do It Now
• What is your favorite things about yourself?

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 What is Culture

• A Way of life of a group

of people who share
similar beliefs and
customs.

• It includes language, what

they do, eat, make, believe
and how they dress.

• These groups are called

“Cultural Groups”
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 Culture
varies around the world

Buddhist Monks in Myanmar

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 SOCIAL GROUPS
RICH YOUNG
MIDDLE CLASS OLD
POOR

ETHNIC GROUPS
MEN

WOMEN

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LANGUAGE
Dialect

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 Religion in Cultures

• Religion is an
organized system of
beliefs with specific
rituals and practices
that includes the super The Bible- the holy book of
natural. Christianity.
• Religion can guide
people in ethics –
standards of accepted
behavior.
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The Koran – the holy book of Islam.
Daily Life

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Daily Life (Sports)

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History

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ART

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 GOVERNMENT

• Monarchy: Kings and

Queens rule.
• Patriarchy
• Matriarchy

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 Here is a Khan Academy video on Culture to give a
different view of what it is?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo6W4kDv0cA
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 What are your thoughts on
Culture?
• How does it Compare to one of the
Mesoamerica civilizations like the Aztecs,
Incas or Mayans for the project you are
doing?

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