Kelleher & Klein Chapter 1,2,3 (Exam #1)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Physical World Perspective | Those who see the world as the physical planet Earth |
| Political World Perspective | Those who see the world in political terms & states |
| Ethnic World Perspective | Those who divide the world into cultural areas |
| Ming Dynasty | Developed knowledge and shipbuilding technologies unknown to Europe, had advanced irrigation systems and highly stable social structure |
| Ottoman Turks | Preserved Greek manuscripts with scientific knowledge and humanistic philosophies, and math from India that would aid Europe |
| Mayans | Society developed Astronomy, mathematics, and the invention of the calendar, and built temple & pyramids |
| Colonialism | The direct rule of a territory and its people |
| Imperialism | The indirect rule by outsiders over local people |
| Legitimacy | The attitudes that a state's laws should be obeyed |
| Patriotism | Placing one's identity and loyalty into the state |
| Nationalism | An individual's feeling of identity with an ethnic group based on several shared characteristics |
| IMF (International Monetary Fund) | IGO that provides loans to member states to stabilize their currencies |
| World Bank (IBRD) | IGO that provides loans to member states for specific development projects |
| WTO (GATT) | The successor of the General Agreement on Tarrifs and Trade |
| Bipolar World System | An international system with two dominant states |
| Bilateral Diplomacy | Two states deal with each other one-by-one |
| Multipolar World System | An international system where several states serve as center powers |
| Multilateral Diplomacy | State's negotiate with the framework of IGO's |
| Generalized Reciprocity | Gifts are given with no expectation of return of a gift |
| Balanced Reciprocity | Gifts are given the explicit expectation of a return gift |
| Internal Changes | Generated by people within the society |
| External Changes | Promoted in one culture and are introduced from the outside |
| Voluntary Innovations | Members of society choose to adapt to innovations from another area of the world |
| Involuntary Innovations | Members of a weaker society are forced to adapt traits of a more powerful society |
| Ethnocentrism | Judging the customs of another culture according to the standards of your own |
| Cultural Relativism | The concept that each culture should be understood according the rules of that culture |
| Acculturation | Individuals who will modify cultural upbringing to adapt to a new culture, but will not give up original culture |
| Apartheid | Original habitants of state will have all aspects of their lives circumscribed |
| Paternalism | Taking a superior position over others and try to control their acts |
| Subjugation | To bring under control and govern |
| Dependent Population | Those who rely on the working population for support (young, elderly, etc.) |
| Working Population | Those who are employed and have to support the dependent population |
| End of Cold War | A time in history when Peace Agreements had arose |
| Inuktitut | The official language spoken in the Northwest Territories |
| COPE (Committee for Original Peoples Entitlement) | Organization formed to assert the land and political interest of Inuit |
| ITC (Inuit Tapirisat of Canada) | Organization formed to pursue land claims and political rights of Inuit |
| AARG | Average annual rate of growth |
| Ogoni People | Aboriginal peoples of southeast Nigeria |
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