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define cultural contact |
a interaction of diverse cultures that may result in the change in culture |
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define Beothuk people |
people who where harshly assimilated or killed to the point that they are extinct |
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define world view |
the perspective one takes on the world and how it shapes their opinions |
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define depopulation |
reduction in population due to conflict, disease, assimilation, cultural change, loss of resources |
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define potlatch |
a traditional ceremony where people come together and share gifts food and dance |
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describe the six nations and great law of peace |
worked as a unwritten democratic constitution for them |
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define displacement |
the involuntary dispersal of people from their homeland |
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what are the theories of jared Dimond |
believed that the successfulness of a country was based on geographic luck |
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who dominated trade in the mediterranean sea |
aribs |
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define mercantilism |
a system of gov with lots of gov involvement to make the monarchs and high powered people rich |
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define capitalism |
an economic system increase independent wealth, when handwork pays off |
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define free market economy |
a economy where government regulates nothing ad all businesses are privately owned |
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what did karl marx do |
invented the idea of communism |
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what did Adam smith do |
believed in the capitalist economy |
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define communism |
a economic system where there is allot of gov involvement and high power and the country gets rich |
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define industrialization |
the shift of people working in the home to the factory |
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whats cottage industry versus factory industry conditions |
cottage was much better you had control of your time and were much more free factory you had no control and sometimes the health was very bad in them |
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describe titus salt and his theory |
he was a english business man and he cared enough about his workers to build them a model village |
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define imperialism |
policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
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define colony |
territory that belonged to a european country |
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define protectorate |
an area that maintained its own sovereignty but was guided by the European country |
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define shore of influence |
agreement that stated that european country owned exclusive trade and investment rights in the americas, Asia, Africa |
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define eurocentrism |
belief that european views are better then all others |
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define fertile crescent |
area where farming, writing, and animal domestication originated |
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define exploitation |
unfair treatment of workers and people |
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whats one advantage the the horse gave people |
labour power, transportation |
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what are two values of capitalism |
hard work pays off individual wealth freedom open competition |
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what are important inventions in the industrial revolution |
steam engine |