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2. What is Culture?
Culture is all the ways people live together and define themselves. a. How do race, gender, ethnic background, language, religion, scientific discoveries, technology and economic class help define our cultures? The Powhatan Indian's culture was defined by their language (Algonquian) and their technology (bows and arrows, daggers, bear grease) Women were not allowed in Jamestown at first, which helped define their culture.

b. How do the land, climate and natural environment of where we live help define our cultures? The food only grows in certain areas. The amount and style clothing is dependent on the climate. Certain animals live in certain climates which affects how people eat.

In Jamestown it is marshy and crops did not grow well, it was hot in the summer and cold in the winter, and mosquitoes carried diseases. It made the people struggle and almost die, the culture was that of survival.