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Introduction to Geography and Culture
Instructor: Daniel Ondich dan.ondich@sobrietyhigh.org
 * What's Due for Lesson 3**


 * < Video Version: ||< **On Nicenet.org:**
 * Post to the "Civilization" conferencing topic
 * What does it mean to be civilized to you? Give several examples of what "civilized" people do. What other requirements are there to be civilized? Explain your answer. (50-75 words) ||< **In your blog:** ||< **In your wiki:**
 * Add new vocabulary
 * "Civilization" page ||< **Vocabulary:**
 * Ethnocentric
 * Cultural Universal
 * Cultural Diffusion
 * Civilization ||< **Other:**
 * None ||


 * Step 1**

Log into your class wiki and go to the vocabulary page. Add the following vocabulary terms to the page. Be sure to //**write the definitions in your own words**//.

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 * Step 2**:

Go to [|Nicenet's] conferencing topic forum and post your thoughts on the "Civilization" conferencing topic. What does it mean to be civilized to you? Give several examples of what "civilized" people do. What other requirements are there to be civilized? Explain your answer. (50-75 words)

Respond to at least three other students' "Introduction" conferencing topic posts. Share what you have in common or thought was interesting.


 * Step 3**:

Watch the first 15 minutes from "The Gods Must Be Crazy" and answer the following questions in your course wiki: (create a new page titled "Civilization")


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 * Civilization??**

Name:

As you watch the video please answer the following questions with a short answer.

1. What does it mean to be civilized?

2. What does an uncivilized person look like?

3. Which group is the most civilized in this video? Explain.

4. Did this video make you rethink your perceptions of civilization? Why? ||


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