FRQ’s For Unit III – Culture

Directions: Create an outline for each FRQ. Mrs. Carley must approve your outlines. Then choose which two of the three you will write. YOU ARE ON YOUR HONOR NOT TO USE NOTES OR TEXT!

1. The major world religions may be categorized as either universalizing religions or ethnic religions.

a. Define each and provide an example.

b. For your example of a universalizing religion discuss features that explain why it is a universalizing religion.

c. For your example of an ethnic religion discuss features that explain why it is and ethnic religion.

d. Explain how religion in general changes the cultural landscape. Support your answer with specific examples.

2. Language is a key component of culture as the distribution of a language is a measure of the fate of an ethnic group.

a. Discuss how the geographic trends of globalization and local diversity affect languages. Support your answer with specific examples.

b. Explain how language diffusion has been impacted by cultural dominance, supporting your answer with specific examples.

c. Discuss ethnic conflict with relation to language diversity in multilingual states, using specific examples.

Question 3 - Nations and nation states - get copy in class on Monday for those of you who were absent.