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Review Culture, Diffusion and Ethnocentrism
1- Culture
2- Cultural Diffusion
3- Ethnocentrism
4- Phoenicians
5- Hebrews
6- Torah
7- Monotheism
8- Kush
9- Nubia
10- Meroë
World History/Napp
It is the belief in one God. According to
this belief, there are no other gods. It is
___________________.
It was an important African kingdom
located south of Egypt. It borrowed
cultural ideas from Egypt but it also
conquered Egypt. It was ______________.
It was a region located south of Egypt.
Many important kingdoms developed in
this region like the kingdom of Kush. It
was ______________.
It is a way of life of a group of people. It is
acquired or learned. It includes the kinds
of clothing worn, the foods enjoyed, the
religious beliefs and even the language of
the group. It is ________________.
They were ancient seafaring people. They
developed the world’s first alphabet, an
idea that spread. They were the
________________.
According to their belief system, God
called on their founder, Abraham, to move
from Mesopotamia to Canaan and over
time, to worship one God. They are the
_______________.
It is the spread of a cultural idea or object
from one culture group to another culture
group. The spread of Buddhism from the
Indian subcontinent to China, Korea and
Japan is an example of it. It is
_______________________.
In this important land in Africa, iron was
produced. It became a center of iron
production. It was ______________.
It refers to the first five books of the
Hebrew Bible. It includes the story of
Moses and the Ten Commandments. It is
the ______________.
It is the belief that one culture is superior
to another culture. The ancient Romans
held this belief as they referred to the
Germanic tribes as barbarians or lacking
refinement and civilization. It is
____________________.
Reading:
“The father of the Hebrews was a man named Abraham. Originally called Abram, he
was born about 2,000 B.C.E. in the city of Ur in Mesopotamia. The people of Ur worshiped
many gods. But Abram came to believe there was only one true God. This belief in one God
would set Judaism apart from other ancient religions. And Abram’s special relationship to
God would become the foundation of the Hebrew faith.
According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a sacred
agreement, or covenant, between God and Abram. The Torah says that God visited Abram
when he was an old man. God told him, ‘Leave your own country and your father’s house,
and go to a country that I will show you.’ God promised to make Abram
the father of a great nation of people. Abram obeyed. Around 1950 B.C.E. he gathered his
many relatives and went west into the land of Canaan.
When Abram was 99 years old, the Torah says, God spoke to him again: ‘I will make a
covenant between myself and you.’ God promised to favor and protect Abram’s
descendants, meaning his children and the generations that would follow. In return,
Abram agreed that he and his people would always devote themselves to God. As a mark
of their covenant, God gave Abram a new name, Abraham, which means ‘father of many.’
God also promised the land of Canaan to Abraham’s people. For Jews, Canaan became the
‘promised land.’ According to the Torah, the covenant meant that Jews would set an
example for how God wanted people to live.
According to the Torah, God tested Abraham’s faith and obedience many times. The final
test was the hardest. It was common at that time to offer animals as a sacrifice to the gods.
An animal such as a sheep would be killed and then burned on an altar. In his old age,
Abraham had finally fathered a son, Isaac. The Torah says that one day God tested
Abraham by telling him to make a sacrifice of his son. Abraham dearly loved his son. Yet
his devotion to God was so complete that he brought Isaac to a mountain to be sacrificed.
At the last minute, God sent an angel to stop Abraham from killing his son. Abraham had
proved his faith and obedience, and God renewed the promise to him. God said, ‘I will
make your descendants as many as the stars of heaven.’
According to the Torah, God kept the promise. The Hebrews flourished. The nation was
made up of 12 tribes that were descended from Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, whom an
angel from God had named Israel. Abraham made many contributions to the development
of Judaism. He was the ancestor of the Jewish people. He introduced the belief in a single
God. Because of his covenant with God, Jews believed they should set an example of how to
live. Their reward was the promised land. These beliefs became a central part of
Judaism.” ~ World History
1- Where was Abram born and what did the people of his city believe?
2- What did Abram come to believe? Why?
3- According to the Torah, what did God ask Abram to do?
4- Define covenant.
5- What was the covenant that God and Abram had according to the Torah?
6- Define Torah.
7- According to the Torah, why did God give Abram a new name?
8- What was Abram’s new name and what did it mean?
9- Why was the land of Canaan important to Abraham and his descendants?
10- What was Abraham asked to sacrifice?
11- Why was Abraham asked to make this sacrifice?
12- Why was Abraham willing to make this sacrifice?
13- Why did the sacrifice not occur?
14- What promise did God make to Abraham according to the Torah?
15- What contributions did Abraham make to the development of Judaism?
Complete the graphic organizer below:
Abraham:
Beliefs:
Judaism
The introduction of Buddhism into Japan
and of Christianity into Africa are
examples of
1. modernization
2. ethnic conflict
3. cultural diffusion
4. isolation
Ethnocentrism is best defined as
1. the belief that one’s culture is
superior to all others
2. military preparation for a civil war
3. love and devotion to one’s country
4. a belief in one god
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Which is the most valid statement about
cultural diffusion?
1. Technological advances have little
effect on it.
2. Adaptation is an important factor in
it.
3. Politically similar societies
experience it most often.
4. Ethnic identity is preserved through
it.
The study of the art, music, and literature
of a nation helps us better to understand
the nation’s
1. economic progress
2. political development
3. cultural values
4. technological advancement
Buddhist temples are found in
Japan.
 Most Indonesians study the Koran.
 Catholicism is the dominant religion
in Latin America.
Which is the most valid statement about
These statements illustrate a result of
customs, religion, and family structure?
1. westernization
1. They are forms of social control.
2. cultural diffusion
2. Their main purpose is to prevent
3. economic nationalism
social change.
4. fundamentalism
3. They are seldom influenced by the
existing economic system.
In the broadest definition, the term
4. They are often changed by political
“culture” means that
events.
1. art museums, symphony orchestras,
and theater productions are part of Which situation is most characteristic of a
all civilizations
traditional society?
2. more complex languages are found
1. College students protest an
in developing societies
administrative decision.
3. a centralized form of government
2. A local farmer purchases chemical
organizes and directs the economy
fertilizer.
4. a distinct way of living and
3. A boy learns his father’s
behaving is learned by the members
occupation.
of a society
4. Men and women possess full social
equality.
Extended families and limited social
mobility are characteristics of
In most traditional societies, the principal
1. constitutional monarchies
institution for the transmission of values is
2. polytheistic religions
the
3. traditional societies
1. family
3. court system
4. socialist economies
2. school system
4. Press