29 Apr
aborigines »
aborigines – the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region, but the name is mainly associated with the indigenous people of Australia; often called Australian Abori
15 Aug
acculturation »
acculturation is different from enculturation – and it may be forced as in a conquest of peoples, or it may be voluntary as a
person voluntarily becoming acculturated while visiting or movi
04 Dec
achieved status »
a status that has been acquired by effort such as a Ph.
15 Aug
adaptation »
culture is the primary way that humans adapt to their environmental surroundings
12 Nov
agriculture »
cultivation of soil to grow food plants using technologies such as plowing, irrigation, terracing, fertilizers and harnessing power of domesticated animals
10 Apr
ancestor »
a person in someone’s family in the past times; one of the people whom a person is descended from; a person who lived a long time ago that you are related to by blood
12 Apr
ancestral »
of, belonging to, inherited from, or denoting an ancestor or ancestors
11 Jan
Anglo-American Global Village »
the Anglo-American culture region is all of North America plus Alaska and Iceland and the included islands in the region, such as the Baffin Island of Canada – and excludes Mesoamerica
26 Oct
antediluvian »
antediluvian means very old, or primitive
15 Aug
anthropology »
the holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary