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Define 'Language Family'.
A group of languages from a common ancestor (protolanguage).
Define 'Lingua Franca'.
A common language used for trade and business.
Define 'Pidgin Language'.
A simplified language that develops when different languages meet.
Define 'Creole Language'.
A pidgin language that becomes a native language.
Define 'Dialect'.
Variations of a language (vocabulary, accent).
Define 'Isogloss'.
A geographic boundary between different word usages.
Define 'Universalizing Religion'.
Seeks converts, open to all.
Define 'Ethnic Religion'.
Tied to a specific group, usually by birth.
Define 'Animism'.
Belief in spirits within objects.
Define 'Syncretism'.
Blending of religious beliefs.
Define 'Monotheism'.
Belief in one god.
Define 'Polytheism'.
Belief in many gods.
Define 'Theocracy'.
Government ruled by religious laws.
Define 'Ethnic Group'.
People sharing common nationality, language, culture, religion.
Define 'Race'.
Shared trait from a common biological ancestor.
Identify the region where Hinduism originated.
Indus River Valley.
Identify the region where Islam originated.
Southwest Asia.
Identify the region where Judaism originated.
Middle East.
Identify the region where Buddhism originated.
India.
What caused the Jewish Diaspora?
Dispersion of Jews due to persecution.
What is the effect of industrialization on gender roles?
More freedom for women in developed regions.
How did British colonial rule affect the diffusion of English in India?
English diffused through hierarchical diffusion.