OC - WH - Open Stax Chapter 6 KEY TERMS - Quiz

What is the definition of balance of power?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• A system that allowed Europeans to trade with China only if they worked through the Chinese guilds

• The practice of integrating a culture into the dominant society without forcing it to fully integrate

• The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

What is the black legend?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

• The social class whose members owned the means of production

• The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

Who belonged to the bourgeoisie?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

• The social class whose members owned the means of production

• The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

What was the British Raj?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

• The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

• A system that allowed Europeans to trade with China only if they worked through the Chinese guilds

What was the Canton system?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

• A system that allowed Europeans to trade with China only if they worked through the Chinese guilds

• The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

What is capitalism?

• An economic system in which private individuals and companies own the means of production

• The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

• The social class whose members owned the means of production

• The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

What is a charter?

• An official authorization to conduct a major economic activity such as the creation of a colony

• The myth that the Spanish treated Native Americans far more harshly than other European colonizers

• The social class whose members owned the means of production

• The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

What is cultural accommodation?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• The practice of integrating a culture into the dominant society without forcing it to fully integrate

• The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

• The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing

What is economic imperialism?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• The practice of dominating a foreign country economically

• The social class whose members owned the means of production

• The period from 1858 to 1947 when the British government directly ruled India

What is indirect rule?

• A situation in which competing nations have approximately equal military power

• The practice of integrating a culture into the dominant society without forcing it to fully integrate

• A system in which colonial powers cooperated with Indigenous elites and allowed local leaders to exercise some authority

• The period during which societies transitioned away from a focus on agriculture and handicraft production to manufacturing