terms Flashcards
world view
A comprehensive viewpoint that explains the nature of reality, creates expectations and
provides meaning and purpose for people’s lives.
Matriarchal:
Women in charge or viewed with the power in society
Patriarchal:
Men in charge or viewed with the power in society
Sovereignty:
The right of the group to make decisions for themselves
Acculturation:
the process of two or more cultures adapting to each other so that people within the
cultures can interact with each other. There are 4 forms
Accommodation, Segregation, Assimilation, Annihilation.
Accommodation:
Cultures work together each remain a distinct group.
Segregation:
Groups separate themselves from the other.
Assimilation:
Changing both groups to be the same or changing one group to be like the other.
Annihilation:
Destroying one group.
Oligarchy:
A small group of elite with all of the decision making power.
Representative Government:
A governing body where the body is elected by the people to represent
them. Does not necessarily have power to make changes.
Responsible Government:
A governing body elected by the people to represent them and invested with
the power to make changes that effect the people.
Reformers:
A group that believed that the government should be accountable to the general populace
Loyalists:
Colonist loyal to the British crown.
Who started the reformation
Martin Luther
