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Question 1

How does language function within many societies?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Most ethnic groups have one dominant language.

Question 2

Which example illustrates how language can connect people in a region?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Dozens of languages are found in Mexico, but the majority of the people speak Spanish.

Question 3

Which example shows ethnicity tying people together?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Chinese Americans frequently bond over a shared language and history.

Question 4

Which example shows people creating division based on ethnicity?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Fighting between different cultures was common in Rwanda in the 1990s.

Question 5

Which aspect of culture allows people to communicate?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

language

Question 6

Why did the Nigerian government establish new states across the country?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to help different ethnic groups gain power

Question 7

How did the interaction between different ethnic groups in Hawaii change?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Workers from different ethnic backgrounds joined together for a common cause

Question 8

How does the passage support the idea that ethnic groups can face division?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by explaining how the Ainu have been mistreated

Question 9

Based on the passage, what conclusion can be drawn about Hawaiian society in the 1900s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Workers of different ethnicities discovered what they had in common.

Question 10

Why does Nigeria remain divided?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

ethnic differences

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