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What term refers to the concept of believing one's culture is better than others

The term that refers to the concept of believing one's culture is better than others is ethnocentrism. It's the tendency to view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one's own, and is often accompanied by feelings of dislike for other groups. It is generally developed negative connotations.

Which of these terms is synonymous with the concept of intragenerational mobility

Vertical mobility

Which language family is most closely related to the founding of western civilization

indo-european

Which of these is not one of the Indo European languages

Uralic and Altaic :] <3

What term describes a variety of a language that is distinguished by pronunciation

A variety of a language that is distinguished by pronunciation is a dialect.

Which of these language families includes the Chinese language

Sino-Tibetan

The examination of the hieroglyphics in an ancient Egyptian pyramid would be part of which discipline

philology

According to Census 2000 what happened between 1990 and 2000 to the number of people in the US who spoke Spanish

It increased.

According to Census 2000 which state had the largest two or more races population

California

During which century did Europeans begin to search by sea for a new route to Asia looking for trade wealth and territory

15th Century

A+

What was the most common combination of those who reported two ancestries

german and iriish

What does the study of the meaning or interpretation of words parts of words phrases or sentences

semantics

According to Census 2000 which state had the largest percentage of people who do not speak English

California A+

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