Dec 2nd HG Class

Dec 2nd HG Class

Today's class Cultural Characteristic. Cultural Characteristic are parts of a group everyday life. They are ideas and themes which the group will teach to all members. These same characteristics can also link or divide a region. The most important word in the definition of Cultural Characteristic is to teach.  

Examples of Cultural Characteristics would be language, religion, and ethnic heritage

Language

• Arabic unites the Arab world
• Spanish unites the Hispanic world

Brazil is the only South American nation which does not speak Spanish. They speak Portuguese.

Canada is a bilingual nation. French and English are their official languages.

-Switzerland has multiple languages but very little conflict between the groups

-English is now considered the world language and is used for most business transactions around the world

Ethnic Heritage

• In Yugoslavia, many ethnic groups were made into one country (Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Albanians).
• When strong leadership died out, the different groups fought a very bloody civil war and now they all have separate countries

Example of Cultural Characteristics

• In the countries of Rwanda and Burundi in Africa, Two ethnic groups are dominant, the Tutsis and the Hutus.
• When one group is in power and they persecute another. Hutus<->Tutsis
• There are constant war going on between Hutus and Tutsis
• On the island of Cyprus, the Greeks and the Turks try to gain control

• US and Switzerland have peacefully merged multiple ethnic groups in their countries.(people come to US from all over the world)
• Korean and Japan primarily one ethnic group