cultures elements, stages, social structures, economy, economic and political systems
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CULTURESCULTURES
Elements, Stages, Social Elements, Stages, Social Structures, Economy, Economic Structures, Economy, Economic
and Political Systemsand Political Systems
Elements of CultureElements of Culture
HousesHouses TVTV FoodFood ClothingClothing SportsSports EntertainmentEntertainment
4 Stages of Culture4 Stages of Culture
Invention of toolsInvention of tools Discovery of fire Discovery of fire
(people begin to live (people begin to live in colder climates)in colder climates)
Growth of Agriculture Growth of Agriculture (steady food supply)-(steady food supply)-example irrigation and example irrigation and terracingterracing
Use of writingUse of writing
Social StructureSocial Structure
A way of organizing A way of organizing people into smaller people into smaller groupsgroups
Nuclear family: Nuclear family: mother, father, mother, father, childrenchildren
Extended family: Extended family: mother,father,childrenmother,father,children, aunts, uncles, , aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc grandparents, etc (several generations)(several generations)
Family StructureFamily Structure
Matriarchy-women have the authorityMatriarchy-women have the authorityPatriarchy-the men make most family Patriarchy-the men make most family
decisionsdecisionsToday it is changing in which both have Today it is changing in which both have
shared powershared power
3 Features of Culture3 Features of Culture
Social Organization-social classes, based Social Organization-social classes, based on owns social statuson owns social status
LanguageLanguageReligion-provides comfort, hope, meaning, Religion-provides comfort, hope, meaning,
and a purpose for life. Guides moral and a purpose for life. Guides moral behavior and helps people understand the behavior and helps people understand the world.world.
EconomyEconomy
Economy
producers consumers Successful economy
Economic SystemsEconomic Systems
Capitalism (free market economy)-most Capitalism (free market economy)-most businesses are privately ownedbusinesses are privately owned
Socialism-the gov’t owns most basic Socialism-the gov’t owns most basic industriesindustries
Communism-the central gov’t owns all Communism-the central gov’t owns all propertyproperty
ASSIGNMENT: Create chart on the 3 ASSIGNMENT: Create chart on the 3 types of economic systemstypes of economic systems
Political SystemsPolitical Systems
Direct Democracy-everyone participated in the Direct Democracy-everyone participated in the daily affairs of the groupdaily affairs of the group
Monarchy-King or Queen rules the gov’tMonarchy-King or Queen rules the gov’t Representative Democracy-citizens elect Representative Democracy-citizens elect
representatives to run the countryrepresentatives to run the country Dictatorship- a single person has total control Dictatorship- a single person has total control
and power over the country (Hitler and Stalin)and power over the country (Hitler and Stalin) ASSIGNMENT: create chart on the 4 types of ASSIGNMENT: create chart on the 4 types of
political systemspolitical systems