Defining Culture
6th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can define culture and identify its different elements.
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The official definition of culture is all the ways of life of a population, including their beliefs, behaviors, and institutions that are passed down from generation to generation.
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A cultural hearth is a place where people gather and express themselves, a place where their culture lives and breathes freely, a point from which it spreads.
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Cultural diffusion is the process in which beliefs, behaviors, and institutions are spread to new peoples through travel, trade, and war.
