Culture Jeopardy

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*Culture Jeopardy

*What Is……

*the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture

*Ethnocentrism

the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture. 

*What is …..

*- the major subdivision of a genus or subgenus, regarded as the basic category of biological [[#|classification]], composed of related individuals that resemble one another, are able to breed among themselves, but are not able to breed with members of another species

*Species

- the major subdivision of a genus or subgenus, regarded as the basic category of biological [[#|classification]], composed of related individuals that resemble one another, are able to breed among themselves, but are not able to breed with members of another species

*What is ……

*originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native

*Indigenous

originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native

*What is ….

*the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.

*Colonialism

the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.

*What is ….

*The dozen or so plates that make up the surface of the Earth.

*tectonic plates-

The dozen or so plates that make up the surface of the Earth.

*What is ….

*the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

*Culturethe quality in a person or society that [[#|arises]] from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

*What is …..

*the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.

*Pangaeathe hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.

*What is …..

*something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth ;an inherited lot or portion: a _______of poverty and suffering; a national heritage of honor, pride ,and courage.

*Heritage-

something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth ;an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering; a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.

*What is …..

*the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.

*Continental drift

the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.

*What is ….

*habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances

*Custom habitual practice; the usual way of acting in

given circumstances

*What is …

*a system of ideas and ideals, esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

*Ideology

a system of ideas and ideals, esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

*Essay Question Round

*Why is America referred to as the Melting Pot????

*The melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common culture. It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States; the melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s.

*Bonus: What does Jim Crow have to do with this picture?

*What effects did slavery have on the American economy?

Slavery had a big impact on America. The economy of the South before the Civil war was built on slave labor. Many of the effects are still felt today. Some African Americans feel they should receive monetary compensation for their relatives being slaves. The fact that African Americans had to fight for their civil rights was a direct effect of slavery. Whites had come to believe that blacks were less intelligent and not capable of managing their own lives or make political decisions. The issue of race divides our nation today.

*What does this picture illustrate?