Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. Patricia and Cooper live in different countries with their families today, but their grandparents all lived in the same country of Poland over thirty years ago, and their families both lived in Poland for a hundred years before that. The kids’ grandparents have taught them about the Polish culture, history, and important traditions. The similarity in Polish culture and history between the two kids is an example of shared __________.
Ethnicity refers to shared cultural heritage, such as a common history, traditions, and connection to a place of origin. Patricia and Cooper’s families both have a long history in Poland, and their grandparents taught them Polish culture and traditions. That makes their similarity shared ethnicity, not race, gender, or religion.
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