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Global Citizens Ch. 6
Vocabulary
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Social Studies
6th Grade
01/21/2016

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heritage
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includes all the cultures in a persons family; past and present.
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civil wars
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wars within a country
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multimedia
Definition
different types of media (newspapers, tv, radio, internet)
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reliable information
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information based on facts
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democracy
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the idea that people should vote for their governments. First thought up by the ancient Greeks
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generalizations
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a main idea that summarizes facts. A weak generalization in based on too few facts.
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racism
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a strong form a bias; people who judge others based on their nationality, culture or skin colour.
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identity
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who you are as a person; your identity as a member of the group or groups you belong to,
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diverse
Definition
many different
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familiar
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you understand it; normal
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multiculturalism
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a way of looking at the world that is opposite of ethnocentrism - "multi" = many
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stereotypes
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all people from a specific place look and act the same.
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ethnocentrism
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evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of ones own culture.
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exaggeration
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something is made much worse or better than it is.
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bias
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a one-sided view of a situation, culture or country.
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issue
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an important topic or problem for debate or discussion
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arts
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types of music, dance, painting and storytelling
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heritage languages
Definition
the first language of their culture
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