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For Social Etudies Teachers, Provides a Concise Data Survey On DOCUMENT RES'JME ED 063 199 SO 002 948 AUTHOR Hunacek, Vac lav, Comp. TITLE Czechoslovakia Inf ormation Minimum. INSTITUTION Texas Education Agency, Austin. PUB DATE 70 NOTE 78p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 DESCRIPTORS *Area Studies; *Cross Cultural Studies;Cultural Context; Demography; Economics; Geography; Governmental Structure; Guides; *History; Institutions; *Non Western Civilization;Religion; Social Structure; Social Studies; Social Systems IDENT IF IERS *Czechoslovakia ABSTRACT The compilation of basic facts, intended as aguide for social Etudies teachers, provides aconcise data survey on Czechoslovakia that relates to the history of theUnited States. The purpose is to furnish informationbased on both American and Czechoslovakian sources. In an outlined form social,economic, and political facts are provided along with additionalinformation on geography, copulation, and history. 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POINTS OF VIEW OROPIN- IONS STATED DO NOTNECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OFEDU- CATION POSITION OR POLICY. CZECHOSLOVAKIA Information Minimum Texas EducationAgency1970 COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE VI CIVIL RIGHTSACT OF 1964 111, Reviews of the local educational agency pertaining tocompliance with Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964,will be conducted period- ically by staff representatives of the TexasEducation Agency. These reviews will cover at least thefollowing policies and practices: 1. Enrollment and assignment ofstudents without discrimina- tion on the ground of race,color, or national origin. 2. Assignment of teachers andother staff without discrimina- tion on the wound of race, color, ornational origin. 3.Non-disctiminatory use of facilities. 4.Public notice given by thelOcal educational agency to participants and other citizens ofthe non-discriminatory policies and practices in effect bythe local agency. In addition to conducting reviews,Texas Education Agency staff representatives will check complaints ofnon-compliance made by citizens and will report theirfindings to the Unite d. State s Commissioner of Education. 3 PRE FACE This information minion' containsimportant facts about Czechoslovakia, especially as they relate tothe history and culture of theUnited States. It was compiled by Dr. Viclav HuM6ek from the CharlesUniversity in Prague, emsransTUVATIgTaTiring his one-year stay as visiting con- sultant in foreign languagesand social studies at the Texas Education Agency. It is dedicated to social studies and Czech-language teachers atschools of Texas communities with populations of Czechextraction. The purpose of this elaborate listing is to furnishthe teacher wlth informa- tion based not only onAmerican, but also on Czechoslovakl sources. The author was helped by followingmembers of the Division of Program Development: Cecelia Parten, George M. Blanco, Louis Grigar and Leroy Psencik and bythe editorial and technical staff of the TexasEducation Agency. The author also wishes toacknowledge help from JosephJ. Ski4ivánek and Dr. John M.SkMvánek from the Departmentof Modern Languages, Texas A&MUniversity, wi_o conceived the idea of this survey. iii 4 CONTE NTS List of Illustrations Introduction 1 I. Government System 3 II. Symbols 5 III. Army 7 IV. Geography .9 V. Economy 12 VI. The Economic and Social System .16 VII. Tradition ..17 VIII. Population 18 IX. Language and Alphabet 2 0 X. Culture and Science .. 22 25 XI. Churches in Czechoslovakia 3 XII. Holidays 27 XIII. History 29 XIV. Oldest Written Records on Czechdslovakia 32 XV. First Written Monuments inCzechoslovak Area 33 XVI. Mbnuments in the Field of Humanities 36 XVII. Historical Monuments and Places ofInterest 37 XVIII. Most Popular Foods 38 XIX. Most Popular Sports 39 XX. Most Important Bohemian Words inEnglish 39 XXI. Most Important Czech Cultural andTechnical Contribu- tions to Everyday AmericanLife 39 XXII. 50 Most Famous Czechs andSlovaks 40 XXIII. Presidents of Czechoslovakia 43 XXIV. Most Famous Monarchs inCzechoslovak History 44 XXV. Other Internationally FamousPersonalities Born in Czechoslovakia 46 Saints 51 XXVI. 53 XXVII. Outstanding Religious Thinkers XXVIII. Outstanding Personalities Who Livedand Worked in Czechoslovakia 55 XXIX. Most Outstanding Representativesof Non-Central European Nations Who Lived and ftived inCzechoslovakia 59 XXX. Most Famous Personalities FromCzechoslovakia... 60 iv 5 , XXXI. Ten Famous PersonalitiesFrom Czechoslovakia in Texas...62 XXXII. Ten Greatest Moments in theHistory of American- Czechoslovak Relationships 63 XIXIII. The Oldest Relationship BetweenTexas and Central Europe 65 Bibliography 67 Teaching Materials 70 v LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Map of Czechoslovakia 2 Alan Richman, Czechoslovakia in Pictures(New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.,1969), p. 4. Reprinted by the Texas Education Agency with permission of the publisher. 2. Flags of Czechoslovakia 5 3. Historical Emblems in Czechoslovakia 6 4. Czechoslovak National Anthem 8 5. Map of Europe 9 6. Seal of the Charles University of Prague 23 7. Master John Huss (Jan Hus) 28 8. Coat of Arms oföSSR (1960-1970) 31
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