Social 8 Chapter 3 Flashcards
Cartography
The science of mapmaking
Circumnavigate
To travel around the whole world
Conscript
To force someone to join or enlist
Consumerism
Focusing on collecting and using material goods or products
T/f up until 1500s most people did not question the teachings of the Roman catholic church
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Ethnocentrism
A belief that one’s own culture or race is superior to others
T/f different interpretation of the Bible led to the formation of many different protestant religions
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Expansionism
A government policy encouraging territorial or economic expansion to other countries, often by force
T or F Up until the 1500s most people didn’t question the teaching of the church
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T or f Different interpretations of the bible led to the formation of many different Protestant religions
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T or F National identities and citizenship developed as smaller kingdoms joined together
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T or F Having a common language helped the people of a country developed a national identity
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T or F More middle and upper class people becasme literate, which helped then learn about their society’s history
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T or F When people of a country paid taxes to pay for a permeant military, roads, and public building, they took more pride in their country
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T or f The invention of the printing press had no significant effect on the development of ethnocentrism in European cultures
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Imperialism
The policy of a country or empire to extend its authority or domination by political, economic, or military means.
Indigenous
referring to the original inhabitants of a religion
literate
able to read and write
mercenary
selling services for money, especially military services
nation
a group of people, mainly of common descent, history, and language, often forming a state or inhabiting a territory
inflation
an increase in the purchasing power of money
T or F An increase of the value of material goods changed the social system in some European countries
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T or F European countries wanted to expand their territories strictly because they thought this would this would benefit the indigenous people who inhabited the new lands.
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T or F During the Renaissance, expansionism was more common in the western European countries than in eastern European countries
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