MaleRoles/FemaleRoles definedDemocracy/ElectedLeadersMoneyHerding/LivestockbasedeconomyReligiousArt/TemplesSpiritualConnectionto NatureAlphabetWritingSystemNomadic/TribalLeadershipFarmingis themain foodsourceAdvancedArchitectureRituals(Birth/Marriage/Death)Folkway/Mores/LawsTechnologyPolytheism(multiplegods)Traditionaldances/musicstylesSignLanguage Rites ofPassageTraditionalClothingRespectforEldersMarkets/BazaarsCharacters/PictographWritingSystemOralTraditionMonotheism(one God)FormalSchoolsRuled byKing,Chief, orEmperorAncestorWorshipMonarchyClassSystem/CasteStructureExtendedFamiliesLiveTogetherMaleRoles/FemaleRoles definedDemocracy/ElectedLeadersMoneyHerding/LivestockbasedeconomyReligiousArt/TemplesSpiritualConnectionto NatureAlphabetWritingSystemNomadic/TribalLeadershipFarmingis themain foodsourceAdvancedArchitectureRituals(Birth/Marriage/Death)Folkway/Mores/LawsTechnologyPolytheism(multiplegods)Traditionaldances/musicstylesSignLanguage Rites ofPassageTraditionalClothingRespectforEldersMarkets/BazaarsCharacters/PictographWritingSystemOralTraditionMonotheism(one God)FormalSchoolsRuled byKing,Chief, orEmperorAncestorWorshipMonarchyClassSystem/CasteStructureExtendedFamiliesLiveTogether

Cultural Universals - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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G
2
I
3
N
4
B
5
I
6
B
7
B
8
G
9
O
10
O
11
G
12
O
13
O
14
G
15
B
16
B
17
N
18
G
19
N
20
I
21
I
22
N
23
N
24
G
25
B
26
O
27
I
28
O
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I
  1. G-Male Roles/Female Roles defined
  2. I-Democracy/ Elected Leaders
  3. N-Money
  4. B-Herding/ Livestock based economy
  5. I-Religious Art/Temples
  6. B-Spiritual Connection to Nature
  7. B-Alphabet Writing System
  8. G-Nomadic/ Tribal Leadership
  9. O-Farming is the main food source
  10. O-Advanced Architecture
  11. G-Rituals (Birth/Marriage/ Death)
  12. O-Folkway/ Mores/ Laws
  13. O-Technology
  14. G-Polytheism (multiple gods)
  15. B-Traditional dances/music styles
  16. B-Sign Language
  17. N-Rites of Passage
  18. G-Traditional Clothing
  19. N-Respect for Elders
  20. I-Markets/ Bazaars
  21. I-Characters/ Pictograph Writing System
  22. N-Oral Tradition
  23. N-Monotheism (one God)
  24. G-Formal Schools
  25. B-Ruled by King, Chief, or Emperor
  26. O-Ancestor Worship
  27. I-Monarchy
  28. O-Class System/Caste Structure
  29. I-Extended Families Live Together