Vocab
Globalization
the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide
Worldview
A particular perception of the world.
Feudal system
a combination of legal, economic, military, cultural, and political customs that flourished in medieval Europe
a trading route through Europe and Asia where they traded goods, ideas and religions
Assimilation
The absorption of a minority group by a dominant group
Legacy
Something that has been passed on by those who lived in the past
Mercantilism
A system of government sponsored international business ventures designed to make European monarchs rich.
Scramble for Africa
European countries split up and claimed different parts of Africa as their own colonies following the Berlin conference
Acculturation
cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
Eurocentrism
viewing Europe as the center of world events or superior to all other cultures
Capitalism
an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit
Residential schools
Schools built by the government alongside the church to assimilate and "kill the Indian in the child"
Marginalization
the act of a dominant cultural group pushing a less dominant cultural group to the margins
Ethnocentrism
Evaluation of other cultures according to the standards of one's own culture, valuing it as superior.
Paternalistic
a political view characterized by treating or governing a people in a fatherly way
Indian act
A Canadian federal law that governs in matters pertaining to Indian status, bands, and Indian reserves.
Imperialism
the action and process of establishing control over an indigenous group in an area
Colonization
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through force
Displacement
the relocation of large numbers of people from their home countries and cities
94 calls to action
The 94 calls were different goals that the Truth and Reconciliation comity put together to hold Canada accountable in their apology to the Indigenous community