Transcript Cultural Relationships Presentation

Can we all get along?
In what ways are all these people different?
Make an inference.
What might be some other differences
these people have other than just
physical differences?
Not only do these people look different, they
probably have different...
languages
history
religions
geography
art
economies
governments
These are Culture Traits, or
elements of culture.
These traits make up your
A region that shares similar culture
traits is called a
is...
A learned system of shared beliefs
and ways of doing things that guide a
person’s daily behavior.
There are many cultures all
over the world.
When people from different cultures live in
the same region, the region is described as
multicultural.
Multicultural society is defined as a mixture
of different cultures within the same region
or country.
Is the United States a multicultural society?
Sometimes culture traits spread from one
society to another. This is know as Cultural
Diffusion.
A McDonald’s in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Think of world cultures as many rivers.
Rivers sometimes flow into each other. This
is called a confluence, or flowing into one
another.
Cultures do the same thing. Many cultures
co-exist in all regions of the world.
There is a confluence of cultures in our world.
Sometimes these cultures exist peacefully
known as cooperation,
…and sometimes they come into conflict.
What are some examples of Cooperation?
Conflict?
The Middle East is one area where several
cultures exist because...
the Middle East spans
parts of Europe,
Africa and Asia.
Christianity, Islam,
and Judaism all have
their roots in the
Middle East.
most people in the
Middle East are either
Arabic or Jewish.
The tiny country of Israel is an area of
much conflict.
Unfortunately, the cultures in
the Middle East come into
conflict quite often.
There are 3 main reasons for
conflict in the Middle East, and
especially in Israel.
Conflict #1
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
The Middle East is
the birthplace of
three main world
religions.
As you will see,
this confluence can
cause conflict in
this region.
Conflict #2
Historically, Israel has been
part Arabic...
and part Jewish.
Both groups feel they should rightfully
control the land today.
Conflict #3
The Middle East has two resources that are
very important:
Oil- which is plentiful and needed the
world over, and..
Water - which is scarce because
the Middle East is mostly
desert.
Competition for oil and water causes
many conflicts in the Middle East.
Bringing stability and peace to the Middle
East is a great challenge that affects
cultures throughout the world.
Many cultures are affected by Middle
Eastern events because...
we are all interdependent.
What happens in one area of the world
impacts other regions.
In this unit we will be studying how
cultures interact.
This interaction between cultures is called
.
So what do I need to
know about culture
and cultural
relationships?
What are the enduring
understandings?
Culture is defined by interactions among
complex factors.
Can we all get along?