Question

global cultures
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directions: use the information in your textbook to choose the word that best completes the sentence. underline the correct answer.

1. people who are part of the same culture often share similar beliefs and (customs/opinions).
2. people pass on cultural values and traditions through (religion/language).
3. the world’s languages can be grouped into language (families/dialects) that have similar roots.
4. struggles over religious differences are a source of (conflict/power) in many places.
5. religious beliefs influence daily life and (political/cultural) expressions.
6. smaller social groups within a culture include families, ethnic groups, and social (needs/classes).
7. governments in all cultures are intended to maintain (uniqueness/order) and provide protection.
8. governments differ by their levels of power and types of (authority/elections).
9. part of economic activity is how a culture uses its (government/natural resources) to meet human needs.
10. each culture region includes different (countries/religions) that have certain traits in common.
11. new knowledge and skills are spread among cultures by cultural (diffusion/change).
12. the shift from (preserving/gathering) food to producing food is called the agricultural revolution.
13. the most influential culture hearths began in egypt, iraq, pakistan, mexico, and (china/canada).
14. the most important factor in the rise of cities and civilization was a (lack/surplus) of food.
15. travel and trade promoted cultural change among different (ethnic groups/civilizations).
16. the invention of power - driven (machines/transport) enabled goods to be mass - produced in factories.
17. the information revolution was made possible by the development of (electronics/computers).

Explanation:

1. People in the same culture often have similar customs. Customs are part - of cultural practices.
2. Language is a major way to pass on cultural values and traditions.
3. Languages are grouped into language families based on similar roots.
4. Religious differences often lead to conflict.
5. Religious beliefs influence political expressions in daily life.
6. Smaller social groups within a culture include social classes.
7. Governments are meant to maintain order.
8. Governments differ in levels of power and types of authority.
9. Economic activity involves using natural resources to meet human needs.
10. Culture regions include different countries with common traits.
11. Cultural diffusion spreads new knowledge and skills among cultures.
12. The shift from gathering food to producing food is the Agricultural Revolution.
13. The most influential culture hearths began in China among the given options.
14. A surplus of food was crucial for the rise of cities and civilization.
15. Travel and trade promoted cultural change among different civilizations.
16. The invention of power - driven machines enabled mass - production in factories.
17. The Information Revolution was made possible by the development of electronics.

Answer:

1. customs
2. language
3. families
4. conflict
5. political
6. classes
7. order
8. authority
9. natural resources
10. countries
11. diffusion
12. gathering
13. China
14. surplus
15. civilizations
16. machines
17. electronics