Vocab
The crime of killing many people who are all part of one ethnic group
What is genocide
The purpose of the Genocide Convention
What is specifies how genocide is different than other atrocities
The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
What is culture
Economic prosperity, cultural advancements, territorial expansion, political stability, and military strengths are examples of what?
What is Rise of an empire
Any war fought for a religious purpose
What is Holy War
Rights every person, regardless of race, religion, or another factor, should have just for being alive
What is Human Rights
The organization that set the stage for future international cooperation and collaboration.
What is League of Nations
People going from hunter-gathers to farming crops
What is Agricultural Revolution
Cultural stagnation, internal struggles, military weakness, overexpansion, and economic decline are all examples of what?
What is fall of an empire
A religious journey
What is Pilgrimage
Groups that are independent from governments
What are Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Types of things Operational NGOs focus on
People developing the skills to become really good at one job.
What is Specialization of Labor
The equal and fair treatment of people
What is Justice
Military expeditions made by Christian Europeans to win back the Holy Land
Women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+, enslaved people, and different Ethnic and indigenous groups are all examples of what?
What is Marginalized Groups
Things Advocacy NGOs focus on
What is specific causes, government policies
The belief in one god
What is monotheistic
A group of territories controlled by one ruler or country
This lead to advancements in technology. The introduction of new weapons did change how war was fought.
What is Industrial Revolution
Human rights that cannot be violated, removed or taken away
What is Inalienable Rights
The organization that played a crucial role in shaping the political, cultural, and economic landscape of the world, striving to promote peace, cooperation, and prosperity among nations
What is United Nations
The belief in more than one god/goddess
What is Polytheistic
A group of territories controlled by one ruler or country
What is Empire
The idea that the government owns everything and is tasked with providing everything equally to citizens.
What is Communism
Discrimination, hatred and violence committed against Jews
What is Anti-Semitism
These organizations are not for profit and their main purpose is not to make money for people and instead to establish work toward public or social welfare goals.
What is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO)
When people apply their own values in judging the behavior and beliefs of other people raised in other cultures.
What is Ethnocentrism
When one family rules a country or region over a long period of time.
What is Dynasty
This document required Germany to accept all responsibility, give up colonies, demilitarize, and pay reparations at the end of WWI.
What is Treaty of Versailles