Unit 1; Nationalism and Identity

Question 1

Define:

Civic Nationalism

Answer 1

Nationalism based on shared political values or beliefs as a foundation for citizenship in a nation state.

Question 2

Define:

Civic Responsibility

Answer 2

The obligation of a citizen to be involved in his or her free and democratic society.

Question 3

Define:

Nation

Answer 3

A large body of people united by a common origin, history, culture, ethnicity, or language

Question 4

Define:

Nation State

Answer 4

A state where people with a common identity live inside a country with firm borders and a single government

Question 5

Define:

Self-determination

Answer 5

Power to control one’s own affairs

Question 6

Define:

Patriotism

Answer 6

The feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one’s country

Question 7

Define:

Sovereignty

Answer 7

The political authority to control one’s own affairs

Question 8

Define:

Spirit of Place

Answer 8

The spiritual connection between humans and a particular place

Question 9

Define:

Ethnic Nationalism

Answer 9

Pre-existing characteristics and/or traditions lead to a shared sense of nation

Question 10

Define:

Absolute Monarchy (Absolutism)

Answer 10

A monarchy (King or Queen) who has complete and full control of his or her kingdom

Question 11

Divine Right of Kings

Answer 11

When a monarch owes his rule to God, not his subjects

Question 12

Aristocracy

Answer 12

A government in which power is vested in a minority; governing body or
upper class usually made up of an hereditary nobility

Question 13

Assembly

Answer 13

A legislative body; the gathering of a political or social group

Question 14

Bourgeoisie

Answer 14

The middle class in a society

Question 15

Class

Answer 15

A group sharing the same economic or social status; social rank

Question 16

Class

Answer 16

A group sharing the same economic or social status; social rank

Question 17

Courtiers

Answer 17

Those in attendance at a royal court, often to entertain or bring concerns to a monarchy

Question 18

Courtiers

Answer 18

Those in attendance at a royal court, often to entertain or bring concerns to a monarchy

Question 19

Despotism

Answer 19

A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power

Question 19

Despotism

Answer 19

A system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power

Question 20

Sans-Coulettes

Answer 20

An extreme radical republican in France at the time of the Revolution

Question 21

Who were philosophes?

Answer 21

• The intellectuals of the Enlightenment
• Believed in a greater being that doesn’t interact or interfere with humankind (deists)
• Free thinkers
• Solved problems through reasoning
• Did not believe in formal religion
• Were seen as a threat to the monarchs
• Changed mainstream thinking

Question 22

Name five philosophes

Answer 22

1. Voltaire
2. Montesquieu
3. John Locke
4. Rousseau
5. Adam Smith

Question 23

How do linguistics develop a nation?

Answer 23

• Language helps create a collective worldview
• Gives people a sense of belonging and nation
• Influences how people see the world
• Represent peoples’ ethnic roots (ex. Québécois)

Question 24

How do ethnics develop a nation?

Answer 24

• Race, culture, language
• Many nations form due to shared ethnic characteristics
• Can protect collective identity
• Can lead to racism, discrimination, prejudice and intolerance

Question 25

How does religion develop a nation?

Answer 25

Can save the sense of nation when separated by other factors such as geography, politics, etc.

Question 26

How does geography develop a nation?

Answer 26

• Includes the physical barriers of the earth (mountains, oceans, deserts, etc.)
• Separates and unifies people

Question 27

How does spirituality develop a nation?

Answer 27

• Can relate to the relationship to the land
• Helps bind people to the land
• Can bind people of different religions (Jews, Christians, and Muslims bound to the city of Jerusalem)

Question 28

How do politics develop a nation?

Answer 28

• Determines whether a group is considered to be a nation
• Includes the concept of sovereignty and self determination

Question 29

What was the Storming of Bastille

Answer 29

Only July 14, 1789 around 600 angry Parisians stormed Bastille (a prison in Paris where the King had locked up the people who spoke out against him) and took control of the fortress

Question 30

How did the Storming of Bastille contribute to French nationalism

Answer 30

It was a defining moment for France where the people began to see themselves as a nation.