Unit 4 - General Vocabulary Flashcards
Artifacts
archaeological objects such as clothing, tools, weapons, buildings, cooking utensils, jewellry, personal items
Assimilation
forcing people to acquire or meet the characteristics of a group
Backlash
adverse or hostile reaction against change
Bias
a type of prejudice rooted in a person’s point of view or (to like one thing more than another)
Biodiversity
a vast number of plant species in an ecosystem
Cause
an incident or series of incidents that lead to something else
Civic
relating to citizenship or civic affairs
Democracy
a form of government in which people elect representatives to rule the country
Distortion
error
Effect
the result or consequence of one or more causes
Ethnocentrism
the perception that Europeans and North Americans are more important than other countries
Expulsion
to drive or force out of a place
Hierarchy
a social system in which status is ranked, and power is concentrated in the higher ranks
Ideology
a set of values
Insular
to be unaware of or uninterested in cultures other than one’s own
Migrate
to move permanently from one geographic area to another
Mythology
traditional stories about gods and their relations with humans
Norms
unwritten rules of behaviour that tell us what is expected or acceptable in particular circumstances
Oligarchy
an unelected group of powerful leaders
Paradox
contradictory riddle
Per capita
average for each person
Perspective
a point of view from a group (can be expressed by a member of the group who has the authority to speak for the group; in art, the technique of representing objects in paintings as they appear to the eye)
Point of View
opinions and preferences held and expressed by an individual
Political Scientist
a person who describes and analyzes political processes and institutions
