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Culture Unit Test
Study Guide
Religions
*When, where, how it began
*Afterlife (reincarnation)
*Prophets, teachers, holy books
*Main divisions within religion
-Sunni vs. Shiite
*Major beliefs
-5 pillars of faith
-Noble Eightfold Path
-Kosher Laws
-5 precepts of Buddhism
*Symbols
*Where it is practiced
-Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox
-4 Noble Truths
-monotheism, polytheism (god or gods)
-Caste System
Government
Types of Gov’ts
*Theocracy
*Democracy (direct, representative)
*Oligarchy
*Republic
*Dictatorship
*Monarchy (absolute, constitutional)
*Communism
*Anarchy
Separating Power
*Unitary System
*Federal System
*Checks and balances
*Confederate System
*3 branches of US gov’t
*Parliamentary System
Economics
- per capita GDP
- economic sanctions
- command economy
- trade deficit
- market economy
Other Important Ideas
- urbanization
- infant mortality rate
- infrastructure
- culture
- standard of living
- literacy rate
- industrialization
- ethnic group
- life expectancy
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