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