Transcript AWB 6th Cultural Heritage

Global Perspectives
Date: February 16, 2010
Unit Topic: Cultural Heritage
Today’s Topic: Vocabulary
EQ: Who am I? / Where did I come from? How
did I get here?
Global Perspectives
Vocabulary
Genealogy: The study of the descent
of persons or families from a common
ancestor.
Ancestry
Adam & Eve
Family of Man
Evolution
Race
A large group of people who share physical
characteristics that are passed from one generation to
the next.
The major races in the world are:
* Caucasoid: Europe/white to brown skin/blue
eyes/red hair
* Negroid: Africa/brown to black skin/nappy black
hair/wide nasal base & full lips
* Mongoloid: Asia/yellow-brown-red skin/straight
blue hair/high cheek bones & slanted eyes
* Aborigine: Australia/light to dark brown skin/large
curled blue or red hair/wide nasal base & full lips
Ethnicity
Relating to a group of people having
distinctive characteristics in common such as
language, culture, history, race, or national
origin.
Examples:
Americans
Germans
Zulus
Albanians
Mongols
Russians
Nationality
Belonging to particular nation.
“I am an American.” (noun)
“ I live an American way of life.” (adjective)
Examples:
American
Mexican
Canadian
German
Irish
Egyptian
Australian
Humanity
Refers to all human beings collectively. (The
Human Race) (Man)
Quality of being humane. (Kindness)
Civil Rights Movement
• This movement began as our nation’s AfricanAmericans gained their freedoms as a result of
the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments being added
to the US Constitution following the American
Civil War. The modern Civil Rights Movement
was sparked in the mid 1950’s with the Supreme
Court case, Brown v. Board of Education in
1954. The individual that ignited the spark may
have been Rosa Parks. Her refusal to give up
her seat on a bus led to a non violent revolution
that changed America forever.
Civil Rights & Social Justice
Vocabulary
• Segregation: Practice of separating groups of
people.
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Public education
Public transportation (bus, train, taxi service, etc.)
Lunch counters
Parks
Swimming pools
Etc.
Civil Rights Movement
Vocabulary
• Integration: To combine into a whole.
To unite.
– Also called desegregation.
Civil Rights Movement
Prejudice: Opinion or
judgment formed
beforehand without
sufficient knowledge
or just grounds.
Civil Rights Movement
• Bigot (Bigotry): One who intolerantly adheres
to his or her beliefs to the exclusion of all others.
– TV Sitcom, “All In The Family” exposed this
American attitude in the early 1970’s with the
character, Archie Bunker.
Civil Rights Movement
• Discrimination: Prejudice or partiality in
attitudes or actions.
– Groups that might be discriminated against would be:
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Racial groups
Ethnic groups
Religious groups
Age groups (teens, elderly)
Disabled or handicapped
Gender
Sexual orientation
Socio-economic status
Etc.
Civil Rights Movement
Vocabulary
• Bias: An inclination for or against someone or
something that inhibits impartial judgment. Also
means prejudice.
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Choosing sides
Favoring one over another
Officiating sports contests
Willingness to kill certain species of life forms
Civil Rights Movement
Vocabulary
• Tolerance: The practice of recognizing and
respecting the opinions, practices, or behaviors
of others.
Civil Rights Movement
Vocabulary
• Civil: Of a citizen or citizens. Within a country
or community. Polite or courteous.