History 8 Culture Origins Concepts
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1. Name and explain the distinguishing characteristics of culture.
2. What is the purpose of language and art?
3. What are systems of meaning?
5. What three important principles follow from the definition of culture given in the manual?
6. What is the first purpose of a myth?
7. Why is mythology a universal need?
8. What is the second purpose of a myth?
9. What role does mythology play in morality of a culture?
11. Give the characteristics of a religion.
12. Explain the major elements of a religion.
13. What are the functions of a religion in a society?
14. What were some of the problems of complex societies? How were they solved?
16. Explain the role of the shaman in the development of the early cultures.
17. What technology developments did the Aurignacians introduce?
18. Explain the strategy advances of the Aurignacians.
20. What technology developments did the Gravettians introduce?
21. Explain the social advances of the Gravettians.
23. What technology developments did the Magdaleninas introduce?
24. Explain the social advances of the Magdaleninas.
26. What technology developments did the Natufians introduce?
