World Cultures

Sumer

Early civ. of the mid east
Sunni

An unholy person
Shiite

Blood relative
Shariah

Law
Jihad

a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims.
Caliph

a spiritual leader of Islam
Halal

Meat
Five Pillars of Islam
- Belief in one god
- Fast during Ramadon
- Charity
- Pilgrimmage to Mecca
- Pray daily
Suleiman

sultan of the Ottoman Empire
bedouin

a nomad; wanderer.
Saladin

sultan of Egypt andSyria
Seven Elements of Culture
- Social Organizations - Groups of people
- Customs and Traditions - Rules and Behavior
- Language - Cornerstone
- Art and Literature - Feelings
- Religion - Answers Life Questions
- Government - Provides for the People's Needs
- Economic System - Using Resources to satify wants and needs
Causes of Cultural Change
- Diffusion
- Technology
- War
Four Goals of Modernization
- Stable Government
- Improve Agriculture
- Improve Technology
- Economic Diversity
- Improve Education
- Clean Water
Problems of Developing Nations
- Debts
- War
- Poverty
Strengths of the Ottoman Empire
- Stable Gov't
- Advanced Technology
- Diverse Economy
Effects of the African Slave Trade
- Cultural values were lost in Africa
- Cultural values were gained in the Americas
- Cheap Labor
- Families split up
- Population shrunk in Africa
- Population grew in the Americas

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World Cultures

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Midterm

Updated

2012-01-11T18:58:25Z

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