8.1-3 Flashcards
Define; state
An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs
Define; sovereignty
Independence from control of its internal affairs by other states
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
An arc between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
Define; city state
A sovereign state that compromises a town and the surrounding countryside
Define; colony
A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather then being completely independent
Define; colonialism
The effort by one country to establish a settlement
List 3 reasons why European states established elsewhere
Gold
God
Glory
Define; imperialism
Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous society
Compact state
Difference from center to boundary doesn’t differ significantly
Protupted State
Compact state with a large projecting extension
Elongated state
Long narrow shape
Fragmented state
Several discontinuous pieces of territory
Perforated state
State that completely surrounds another one
Define; Frontier
A zone where no state excercises complete political control
Define; unitary state
Places most power in the hands of central government officials
