History Glossary Questions - Archive Flashcards
what does the term “annex” mean?
Add (territory) to one’s own territory by taking it, often without the previous owner’s consent.
what does the term “colonialism” mean?
The practice of a nation seeking to extend its control over other territories.
what does the term “colonisation” mean?
Taking land and establishing settlements and governments to rule over conquered peoples.
what does the term “colony” mean?
A country or area controlled politically by an often foreign country.
what does the term “corrobee” mean?
An Australian Aboriginal ceremonial meeting involving singing and dancing.
what does the term “disposession” mean?
The act of taking land away from people. (An example would be cancelling land ownership rights).
what does the term “Dreaming” mean?
Knowledge and understanding being passed on through stories, dancing etc.
what does the term “Guerrilla Tactics” mean?
Tactics of small, independant soldiers or fighters who harass the enemy with surprise raids.
what does the term “kiva” mean?
Underground pit house that served as a religious centre for Indeginous Americans.
what does the term “mission” mean?
Places for religous conversion or forced social improvement.
what does the term “native title” mean?
The rights of Indigenous people over the land and water with which they have a proven connection.
what does the term “Puesblo” mean?
Spanish word for village, used to refer to Indian villages of earthen houses.
what does the term “reservation” mean?
An area of land set apart for a special purpose, such as housing an Indian community.
what does the term “reserve” mean?
Land set aside for a certain purpose.
what does the term “stocks” mean?
A punishment device consisting of a frame with holes for the neck and (sometimes) the wrists of the offender.
what does the term “tepee” mean?
The home of the plains Indians, A conical tent made from buffalo hide.
what does the term “Terra Nulius” mean?
Latin term meaning “the land of no-one” named by the Europeans.
what does the term “archipelago” mean?
A group or series of islands.
what does the term “Bakufu” mean?
The headquaters of a military general.
what does the term “Bonsai” mean?
The practice of growing miniature trees and shrubs by skillful pruning of roots and branches.
what does the term “Bushi” mean?
The warrior class of Japan.
what does the term “Daimyo” mean?
Means ‘Great name’ and refers to lords that owned large amounts of land.
what does the term “Domain” mean?
The area controlled by a Daimyo.
what does the term “Kami” mean?
Spirits of plants, animals or humans in the Shinto religion.
what does the term “muskets” mean?
An early handgun for soldiers.
what does the term “Origami” mean?
The Japanese art of paper-folding.
what does the term “Samurai” mean?
Japanese soldiers who served their lord.
what does the term “Seppuku” mean?
Ritual suicide as an act of honour.
what does the term “Shinto” mean?
Means ‘The way of the gods’ - The original Japanese religion.
what does the term “Shogun” mean?
The leading Japanese general.
what does the term “torii” mean?
The entrance to a Shinto shrine.
what does the term “ukiyo-e” mean?
prints of seventeeth and eighteenth centuries showing the lives of well-off Japanese men and women.
