VOCAB
Foundations of Globalization
Legacies
Canadian Legacies
Living with Legacies
100
A process that occurs when the culture of a minority group is absorbed by another culture. The cultural identity of the minority group disappears as its members take on the identity of the other culture.
What is assimilation
100
a fragile network of caravan tracks linked Asia and Europe
What is the Silk Road
100
is something that has been passed on by those who lived in the past
What is a Legacy
100
Before contact with Europeans, First Peoples had used oral treaties to settle territorial disputes and other conflicts. The terms of these treaties were passed down by word of mouth.
What are Oral Treaties
100
Genocide in Rwanda focused on these two groups who had been treated differently historically.
Who are Hutu and Tutsi
200
The mass killing of human beings, especially a targeted group of people.
What is genocide
200
globalization evolved in three distinct phases, or rounds. Building on new ideas, Europeans developed technologies that enabled them to sail much farther than ever before. The growth of globalization was related to European imperialism.
What is the second round or Historical Globalization
200
belief that the only valid worldview is their own, and they judge other people according to their own beliefs, customs, and traditions.
What is Ethnocentrism
200
Are a legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water.
What are Land Claims?
200
The separation of the population as practiced in South Africa
What is Apartheid
300
One country’s domination over another country’s economic, political, and cultural institutions
What is Imperialism
300
Johannes Gutenberg, a German inventor, pioneered a method that set in motion changes that would have far-reaching effects on Europe — and the world. Gutenberg’s method was so revolutionary that it has been called the most important invention of the second millennium.
What is the Printing Press
300
This Event is recognized by representatives of the United States, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and Sweden-Norway met in Berlin, Germany, to divide Africa among themselves
What is The Scramble for Africa
300
a violent land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and a town in Quebec.
What is the Oka Crisis?
300
Organizations, such as churches, schools and hospitals, that help respond to the legacies of historical globalization are known as
What are Non- Government Organizations
400
First passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1876 and amended several times since then, this act continues to define who is — and is not — a status Indian. Early versions of the act banned some traditional practices of First Nations cultures and allowed only those who renounced Indian status to vote in federal elections.
What is the Indian Act?
400
Towns people and city dwellers were usually independent. Their survival depended on their knowledge of a craft or their skill as traders and entrepreneurs. This knowledge and skill gave them new ways of accumulating wealth — and wealth became a measure of social status.
What is the Middle Class
400
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, millions of people were on the move, often from the home country of a European empire to one of its colonies and sometimes from one colony to another.
What is the legacy of Migration
400
Between 1871 and 1877, seven of these were signed. Four more were signed between 1899 and 1921. Each was given a number. These documents guaranteed certain rights in exchange for land.
What are the Numbered Treaties?
400
Nuclear weapons in both countries have caused concerns because of their dispute over Kashmir.
What are India and Pakistan?
500
It is focused on the past, rather than ongoing, events; (2) investigates a pattern of events that took place over a period of time; (3) engages directly and broadly with the affected population, gathering information on their experiences; (4) is a temporary body, with the aim of concluding with a final report; and (5) is officially authorized or empowered by the state under review.
What is a truth and reconciliation commission?
500
Scottish economist Adam Smith published a four-volume work titled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. This book, challenged government economic control and advocated free trade, competition, and choice as routes to economic prosperity. In writing this book, Smith was laying the groundwork for this economic system.
What is Capitalism
500
This legacy is represented by the forced migration of African slaves in many parts of the continent — and the effects of this population loss were devastating.
What is Depopulation
500
first passed in 1876, was one tool the government used to encourage assimilation. This act remains in place today, although many of its provisions have changed.
What is the Indian Act
500
The leader of the African National Congress who led the fight against apartheid
Who is Nelson Mandela
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