Chapter seven Flashcards
What is world view?
A philosophy of life and way of seeing the world
What is cultural contact?
The interaction of two or more independent cultures?
What is lecacy?
Something handed down from the past
What is a beothuk?
A group of indigenous people who were hunters and gatherers in newfoundland
What is democracy?
Government in which power in held by the people under a system of free elections
What is constitution?
A system of basic principles by which a country is ruled
What is colonial?
Having to do with people from another country settling in and governing another land and its people
What is annihilation?
The art of completely destroying a people or thing
What is extinction?
Describes something, such as a species of animal, a language, or a people, that no longer exists in the world
