310322955 | Social Stratification | separtion of society into classes | 0 | |
310322956 | Pastoralism | raising of animals | 1 | |
310322957 | Feudalism | class system of Middle Age Europe King->Lords/Nobles-Knights->Merchants->serfs | 2 | |
310322958 | Cultural Diffusion | the spread of ideas,knowledge,and customs; most commonly through war and trade | 3 | |
310322959 | Humanism | focus on the idividual self worth; quality of life improves; begin to question things | 4 | |
310322960 | Secularism | focus on worldly things, material possessions | 5 | |
310322961 | Classicalism | renewed interest in Greek&Roman culture | 6 | |
310322962 | Columbian Exchange | New World--->Europe:corn,cotton,potatoes,root crops,tobacco,wood/lumber Europe--->New World:disease(smallpox),horses,cows | 7 | |
310322963 | Merchantalism | New World--->Old World raw materials Old World--->finished goods+protection | 8 | |
310322964 | Enlightenment | people start questioning how government works and about rights | 9 | |
310322965 | Triangle Trade | colony--->raw materials to Mother Country--->finished products to colony; gold and guns to Africa--->slaves to colony | 10 | |
310322966 | Estate System (France) | 1st estate-Nobles 1% 2nd estate-Clergy 1% 3rd estate-All others 98% *1st+2nd=95% of wealth | 11 | |
310322967 | Crop Rotation | 4 fields: 1=wheat;1=corn,1=rye;1=none | 12 | |
310322968 | Urbanization | the movement of people to cities | 13 | |
310322969 | Domestic System | production by hand | 14 | |
310322970 | Factory System | mass production by machine | 15 | |
310322971 | Laissez Faire | government not involved in social disputes | 16 | |
310322972 | Communism | everybody is equal, no real government | 17 | |
310322973 | Socialism | government runs affairs | 18 | |
310322974 | Capitalism | spending tons of $$$ | 19 | |
310322975 | Social Darwinsim | evolution idea of natural selection; "survival of the fittest" | 20 | |
310322976 | Imperialism | a stronger nation taking over a weaker nation | 21 | |
310322977 | Nationalism | pride in ones country; love for ones country | 22 | |
310322978 | Anti-Semitism | hatred of Jews | 23 | |
310322979 | Zionism | the return of Jews to Palestine(homeland) | 24 | |
310322980 | Total Warfare | men,women,and children(innocent people) are all targets; all aspects of country focused on war | 25 | |
310322981 | Militarism | build-up of army and military | 26 | |
310322982 | Industrialization | emergence of factories and mass production in a country | 27 | |
310322983 | Fascism | strong sense of Nationalism, Dictator, keeps a class system | 28 | |
310322984 | Democracy | people run the government | 29 | |
310322985 | Propaganda | advertising | 30 | |
310322986 | Appeasement | to please someone(to avoid confrontation) *DOES NOT WORK | 31 | |
310322987 | Blitzkeige warfare | lightning warfare, fast, used by Hitler | 32 | |
311197080 | Karma | belief that a persons actions determines a future life | 33 | |
311197081 | Dharma | ones moral duty | 34 | |
311197082 | Moksha | becoming one with Brahman-Hindu | 35 | |
311197083 | Caste System | social class system of India(Hindus) Priest(Brahmins)->Warriors and rulers(Kshatriyas)->Farmers and artists(Vaishyas)->Servants and serfs(Shudras)->Untouchables | 36 | |
315196433 | Enlightenment | the cleansing of the soul in order to reach Nirvana(Buddhist) | 37 | |
389479282 | Containment | US efforts to 'contain' communism | 38 | |
389485183 | Satyagraha | Gandhi's civil disobedience | 39 | |
389502651 | Space Race | US vs Soviets-space exploration N.A.S.A Soviet=satellite Sputnik | 40 | |
389502652 | Arms Race | US vs Soviets-new technology to destroy the other side ex) atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb | 41 | |
389502653 | Educational Race | in US 1950-1960, focus on math and science | 42 | |
389502654 | M.A.D | Mutually Assured Destruction: "if you launch we launch" "if you destroy us, we destroy you" nobody gets anything | 43 |
Concepts/Policies Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!