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1 day ago · A Kaqchikel family in the hamlet of Patzutzun, Guatemala, 1993. There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, [a] [1] [2] [3] although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant ...
17 hours ago · Romani people. The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani ( / ˈroʊməni / ROH-mə-nee or / ˈrɒməni / ROM-ə-nee) and colloquially known as the Roma ( sg.: Rom ), are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin [ 71][ 72][ 73] who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Romani ...
4 days ago · In eastern Europe, anti-Semitism became widespread in Poland, Hungary, and Romania in the interwar period. Anti-Semitism - Medieval Europe, Prejudice, Persecution: Religious attitudes were reflected in the economic, social, and political life of medieval Europe. In much of Europe during the Middle Ages, Jews were denied citizenship and its ...
5 days ago · Chalcolithic Age, beginning of the Bronze Age ( q.v. ). Bronze Age, third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods (Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, respectively). The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used.
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- The date at which the Bronze Age began varied with regions; in Greece and China, for instance, it began, before 3000 BCE, whereas in Britain, it di...
- The beginning of the Bronze Age is sometimes called the Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age, referring to the initial use of pure copper. Scarce at fir...
- From about 1000 BCE, the ability to heat and forge another metal, iron, brought the Bronze Age to an end, and led to the beginning of the Iron Age.
- During the 2nd millennium, the use of true bronze greatly increased. The tin deposits at Cornwall, England, were much used and were responsible for...
17 hours ago · Generation Z (often shortened to Gen Z), also known as Zoomers, [1] [2] [3] is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha.Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years, with the generation generally being defined as people born from 1997 to 2012. [4]
3 days ago · Prejudice refers to preconceived ideas about a person or group based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, etc. These ideas can be shaped by culture, society, and media and might be self-reinforced through flawed reasoning. Thinking of prejudice as a faulty mental model for assessing others may be helpful.
5 days ago · Another protest, another meeting, another endless meeting discussing racism and hate. In a city that was incredibly diverse, in a neighborhood that was home to a huge population of Laotian refugees, there were still racial divides. In working class Philadelphia the poorest white people stomped on the only people they thought were beneath them.
