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 African- Americans gained their freedoms as a result of the 13 th, 14 th and 15 th 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 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. –Examples: 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: 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. –Examples: 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.