the interaction of cultures overtime within a single, shared space.
artifact
object made by human beings
Universalizing Religions
Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam are the 3 universalizing major religions.
region
an area characterized by similarity or by cohesiveness that sets it apart from other areas
environmental determinism
the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life, including cultural development, also referred to as environmentalism
culture hearth
a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
domain
outside the core of the culture region in which the culture is still dominate but less intense
urbanization
the process by which people live and are employed in a city.
material culture
the physical manifestations of human activities; includes tools, campsites, art and structures. the most durable aspects of culture
habit
a repetitive act that a particular individual performs
