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Unit 6 LG 3

Unit 6 LG 3 . Learning Goal - Describe the cultural landscape of multicultural regions (US/Canada/Latin America) and explain how cultural beliefs affect citizenship practices. Criteria For Success Evaluate the multicultural makeup of the U.S. Canada, and Latin America

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Unit 6 LG 3

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  1. Unit 6 LG 3 • Learning Goal - Describe the cultural landscape of multicultural regions (US/Canada/Latin America) and explain how cultural beliefs affect citizenship practices. • Criteria For Success • Evaluate the multicultural makeup of the U.S. Canada, and Latin America • Analyze how cultural beliefs shape citizenship practices.

  2. Essential Questions • How does culture affect the way people live and shape the characteristics of a region? • What are the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures? • How do cultures change and maintain continuity?

  3. Canada

  4. Early Cultural influences • Indigenous people • French settlers • British settlers • Numerous explorers ventured and explored Canada, but the most successful early colonies were established by the French, and later the British

  5. First languages spoken in Quebec

  6. Remember that cultural convergence thingy?

  7. More recent immigrants

  8. Chinatown in Toronto

  9. So what?!?! • Canada has two recognized national languages. • English • French • Canada has a very rich and diverse cultural make up • Many believe this has led to Canada being a very progressive and accepting nation

  10. United States of America

  11. Early influences • Indigenous peoples • Again numerous European nations explored and settled in the United States, however, three had the biggest influence / territories. • Great Britain • France • Spain

  12. What in the world is happening?!

  13. English influence • Well, we do speak English, or a version of it. • We jacked most of our constitution from English documents or philosophies • Magna Carta • Bill of Rights • John Locke

  14. French Influence • Louisiana, home of the Rajun Cajuns! • This explains why LSU spells Go Tigers, Geaux Tigers

  15. Spanish influence • Numerous forts / missions across, Florida, the Southwest and the West coast. • Texans be like….. • Spain be like…… “yea, we built it.”

  16. More cultural influences • Think of how the following groups immigrated to the United States and the impact it had on the cultural make up and convergence occurring in the country • Get with a partner and provide examples of how four of the following has impacted the United States • African Americans – (NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES EXAMPLES) • Irish • Germans • Russians • Chinese • Japanese • Mexicans

  17. African American Influence • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjZa7lyyGlw • Jazz • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwXwv9tpLGA • Even today jazz, the blues, r&b and hip hop have played vital roles in the b-boy culture.

  18. Irish Influence • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhP2rUBNxgE

  19. More Cultural Influences • The United States resettles more refugees than any other nation

  20. Refugees into the U.S. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17p5UcaiJAs • Watch the clip above • Why are refugees coming to the United States, what difficulties are they having? Why do some want to go back?

  21. Latin America • Early influences • Indigenous people • Portugal • Spain

  22. Influences of Portugal • Brazil speaks Portuguese • Religion • Architecture • Art

  23. Spain’s Influence • Language • Religion • Architecture • Sports • Futbol

  24. Slaves in South America • More slaves from Western Africa were forced to South America than in any where else in the world.

  25. Influence of slaves in Africa • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfjs0ga0ec • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lglU5hF22Io • Capoeiracombined African music and dance and was combined with native music and dance to create a new art. Slaves were not allowed to learn how to fight / so they disguised capoeira as a dance. • Cumbias incorporated African percussion instruments with indigenous forms of dance

  26. Latin America continued • Needless to say, South America has an extremely rich and diverse culture • It’s impossible to look at modern day culture in South America and not see the combined aspects of Europe, indigenous people and African cultures • Look at the sports, religion, dance, food and language of the region. They’re all combined from other cultures.

  27. CONVERGENCE IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!!!

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