Unit 2: Population & Culture
Five Pillars
Belief system of Islam
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddhism's Founder
Tripitaka
Buddhism's holy book
Pagodas
Buddhism's place of worship
Bible
Christian Holy Book
Priest, Pastor or Reverend
Christian leaders of congregation
Church
Christian place of worship
Ten Commandments
Devine Law in Christianity
Brahman
Hinduism's God
Four Vedas
Hinduism's Holy Book
Mandir
Hinduism's place of worship
Gurus / Sages
Hinduism's spiritual leaders
Allah
Islam's God
Yahweh
Jewish God.
Torah
Jewish Holy Book
Synagogues
Jewish Place of Worship
Rabbi
Jewish leader of congregation
Jewish Diaspora
Jews moved away from the land again, until the modern state of Israel was formed in the late 1940s
LEDC
Less Economically Developed Countries
MEDC
More Economically Developed Countries
Qur'an (Koran)
Muslim Holy Book
Imams
Muslim leaders of congregation
Mosque
Muslim place of worship
Non-theistic
No God
Western Wall
Pilgrimage Site for Jews in Jerusalem.
Lumbini
Siddhartha Gautama's place of birth
Religion
a set of practices and beliefs important to a culture.
Nirvana
achieved by ultimate purity of life. (goal of Buddhism)
Society
an organized group or groups of people who generally share a common territory, language, and culture and who act together for collective survival and well-being.
Population pyramids
are used by demographers as a tool for understanding the make-up of a given population, migration pattern, growth rates, and various other characteristics for countries or cities.
Population Density
average number of people who live in a square mile.
Reincarnation (Samsara)
being reborn into this world lifetime after lifetime.
The Four Noble Truths
belief system of Buddhism (ll life is marked by suffering, Suffering is caused by desire and attachment, Suffering can be stopped, The way to end suffering is to follow the Noble Eightfold Path).
Population distribution
describes the way the population is spread out.
Jesus Christ
founder of Christianity and messiah in Christianity.
Mecca
is Islam's holiest city, as it's the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and the faith itself
Kaaba
is a building at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque.
Diaspora
occurs when a group of people leave their homeland and move to many different locations separately.
Migration
people move from one place to another.
Ethnic Group
people who collectively and publicly identify themselves as a distinct group based on various cultural features such as shared ancestry and common origin, language customs and traditional beliefs.
Monotheistic
religions with only one God
Caste System
social organization/hierarchy in which a person's occupation and position in life is determined by the circumstances of his birth.
Demographers
study the populations of the world to figure out why population is distributed the way it is.
Culture
the entire way of life for a group of people (including both material and symbolic elements).
Sunni
the majority; argued that the successor should be appointed by election and consensus, as tradition dictated
Shia / Shiite
the minority; believed that Muhammad's successors should come from his family, starting with Ali, his son-in-law.
Hijja
the month of pilgrimage during which all Muslims, at least once in their life, should try to make the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Ganges River
the most holy place for Hindus to visit.
Cultural Diffusion
the spreading of a cultural trait (i.e. material object, idea, or behavior pattern) from one society to another.
Karma
the sum effect of a person's actions, good and bad, which helps shape future experiences.
Population
the total number of persons living in a country, city, or any district or area.
Minarets
towers on the mosque corners
Cultural Convergence
when cultures join and merge (like a hybrid).