Nationalism Basics
Name 3 tools used for nation building?
Flags
Coat of arms
Anthems
War monuments
National sports teams
National ceremonies
Festivals
Holiday
Common imagery of shared memories and values
A group of people may see themselves as a nation because they share the same way of communicating.
What is language?
A nation built around common citizenship, shared laws, values, and political rights follows this form of nationalism.
What is civic nationalism?
This medieval system involved exchanging land and loyalty for protection and service.
What is feudalism?
The word "Renaissance" literally means this.
What is rebirth?
This philosopher argued that people possess the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This 1776 document formally severed the political relationship between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This is an abstract group of people connected by things such as culture, language, history, religion, ethnicity, land, or values.
What is a nation?
A community has lived for centuries surrounded by mountains that limited contact with neighbouring groups. Over time, they developed a distinct identity and way of life. Which understanding of nation is most clearly shown?
What is geography?
A nation built around a shared ethnic or cultural identity follows this form of nationalism.
What is ethnic nationalism?
The Eastern Roman Empire was also known by this name.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
his Renaissance philosophy focused on human potential, individual achievement, and the belief that people are capable of reason and goodness.
What is humanism?
This Enlightenment thinker is most associated with the idea of separation of powers in government.
Who is Montesquieu?
A settler wants to move beyond the Appalachian Mountains but is told that British policy prevents settlement there.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Unlike a nation, this has defined borders, a sovereign government, and international recognition.
What is a nation-state?
A group lives across several countries but still sees itself as one nation because members trace their identity back to the same ancestors.
What is ethnicity?
This term means having supreme power or complete independence to govern yourself without outside interference.
What is sovereignty?
Name 2 inventions made by the Eastern Roman Empire.
Greek Fire (flamethrower)
Hagia Sophia (Engineering marvels)
Fork
Public Hospitals
Systematic observation, measurement, experimentation, and hypotheses became central to this intellectual movement that helped prepare the way for the Enlightenment.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
This philosopher described life in the state of nature as "nasty, brutish and short"
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Britain wanted the colonies to strengthen the mother country's economy, but many colonists increasingly believed this system was holding them back.
What is mercantilism?
This means love of one's country or nation but does not necessarily involve believing it is superior to others.
What is patriotism?
People who move overseas continue celebrating the same holidays, preparing traditional foods, wearing traditional clothing, and teaching these practices to their children.
What is culture?
This foundational document outlines a country's laws, values, government responsibilities, and limits on government power.
What is a constitution?
Name 2 reasons why the western Roman empire fell
Barbarians
Rise of Christianity
Large percentage of slaves
High taxes
This form of government gives a monarch unrestricted power, with their authority often justified by the belief that their right to rule comes from God.
What is absolute monarchy / absolutism/ divine right of kings?
This philosopher supported freedom of speech, reason, and religious tolerance and was strongly critical of the Catholic Church.
Who is Voltaire?
Britain hoped this 1774 law would keep French settlers in British North America loyal by protecting their language, religion, and civil law.
What is the Quebec Act?
This form of nationalism becomes so extreme that it may involve oppression, expulsion of other groups, or war.
What is ultranationalism?
A people have lived on the same traditional territory for generations. Certain rivers, mountains, and sacred sites are connected to their ancestors and stories, making the territory an important part of who they are.
What is relationship to land?
This term describes a group of people who identify as a nation but do not have their own independent state, and may live as a minority within a larger country.
What is a stateless nation?
What movement posed a threat to the Roman Catholic church and strayed away from donations and offerings and more towards faith in God and Jesus
What is the Protestant Revolution?
The enlightenment emphasized which 3 main ideas?
Individualism, Rationalism, Relativism
This philosopher believed humans are born free and good but are corrupted by society and wrote about the social contract.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Britain had just won a major war but was left with huge expenses. Its attempt to make the colonies help pay those costs helped create this major revolutionary grievance.
What is taxation without representation?/Higher Taxes