Social 10-1 Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz

the original inhabitants of a country or territory

• Aboriginal/ Indigenous

• Karl Marx

• Eurocentrism

The attitude or belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures.

• Communism

• Individualism

• Ethnocentrism

the belief that the values and experiences of European society are more important than those of other cultures.

• Eurocentrism

• Ethnocentrism

• Empire

Domination by one or more countries over others in order to gain power and wealth.

• Sovereignty

• Industrialization

• Imperialism

a value system in which choice, personal freedom, and self-orientation are of most importance

• Communism

• Individualism

• Common Good

the process of building a society whose economy is based on mass production of goods using technology

• Ethnocentrism

• Industrialization

• Invisible Hand

a period of rapid and major change in economies and social structure beginning in the late 18th century in England

• Industrial Revolution

• Capitalism

• Cultural Imperialism

the concept that an individual acts in his own best interest, he or she will also promote the good of the community

• Mercantilism

• Ethnocentrism

• Invisible Hand

an influential German philosopher and political economist

• Adam Smith

• Karl Marx

• Albert Einstein

The policy of "Government Hands Off!"

• Common Good

• Social Darwinism

• Laissez-faire