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World Cultures
Unit 1 - Identity, Africa, Ancient Greece
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History
7th Grade
09/14/2008

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Identity
Definition
the collected characteristics by which something is known
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Personal Identity
Definition
the collected characteristics by which an individual is known (ex. Physical traits, behaviors, values, background).
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Cultural Identity
Definition
made up of all the behaviors, arts, beliefs, and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation.
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Cultural Diffusion
Definition
the spread of one culture to another.
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Primary Source
Definition
actual sources, document, and/or text, for example: Diaries, birth certificates, grave stones, military orders, letters, and some newspaper articles.  It's the REAL THING, first hand sources.
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Secondary Source
Definition
Document and/or text that describe information compiled from various secondary sources including primary sources, for example: textbooks, journal articles, some Internet sites.  Second hand or written about the real thing.
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Culture
Definition
a way of life of a group of people.
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History
Definition
a characteristic of culture and what's happened in the past.
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Nomad
Definition
member of a hunting people who travel from place to place to find food.
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Civilization
Definition
highly organized group of people with their own language and ways of living.
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Neolithic Revolution
Definition
a shift from food gathering to growing and harvesting of crops and the domestication of animals for food.
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Agriculture
Definition
producing crops, and raising livestock.
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Civilization

Definition
10 Criteria: Politics (government and laws), economy (trade), Specialized Jobs, Supply of food/farming, Social (Religion), Social Classes, Art/Literature, Housing, Written Language, and Science
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Individualism
Definition
belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and independence.
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Aestheticism
Definition
the doctrine that beauty is the basic principle from which all other principles especially moral ones, are derived.
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Rationalism
Definition
the theory that reason provides the basis of action or belief and that reason is the prime source of knowledge and of spiritual truth.
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Oration
Definition
a formal speech or address especially given on special occasions such as civic holiday, academic celebration, or a funeral.
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