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Unit 3 Vocab Part 3
3.7
Question | Answer |
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Universalizing Religions | Widely diffused from the hearth through both expansion and relocation diffusion. Not confined to a specific location. Missionary - attempt to convert people to join. |
Ethnic Religions | Smaller diffusion and overall distribution from hearth. Restricted to relocation diffusion. Tied to a specific location and/or ethnic group. Does NOT recruit new adherents. |
Christianity (Universalizing) | Universalizing religion founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ, beginning in the modern day Middle East. |
Islam (Universalizing) | Universalizing religion founded on the teachings of the Prophet Mohamed, beginning in the modern day Middle East. |
Buddhism (Universalizing) | Universalizing religion founded on teachings of Gautama Buddha, beginning in India. |
Sikhism (Universalizing) | Universalizing religion founded on teachings of Guru Nanak, beginning in the Punjab region of India. |
Hinduism (Ethnic) | Ethnic religion, world’s oldest religion, beginning in India. |
Judaism (Ethnic) | Ethnic religion, Oldest monotheistic religion, beginning in the modern day Middle East. |
Language Families | Largest group of related languages which are connected through a common, ancient ancestry and trace back to a common hearth. |
Indo-European Language Family | The largest language family with about 3.2 billion speakers distributed across the world. |
Dialects | Variation of a standard language distinguished by differences in vocabulary and word choice, pronunciation, speed, and spelling. |
Cultural Hearths | The geographic origin of a culture or cultural trait. Traits first diffuse from the cultural hearth. |
Isogloss | A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs. Lines that divide dialects. |