Global Studies Unit 2 Quiz

Imperial system

One dominant political organization that has power over most of the world it has contact with

Feudal System

Loyalty and political obligation take precedance over political boundaries

anarchic system of states

Groups of political organizations with no higher government above them

nationalism

value that places a nation’s interests above all other individual or national concerns

treaty of westphalia

treaty that ended the thirty year’s war in 1648 and established the modern state system of sovereign, equal nation states

Nation

A group that has a shared identity, common culture, and interests

State

Fixed territory that successfully practices sovereignty

Nation state

A fixed territory that effectively practices sovereignty and inhabits a society with a common shared identity and interests

land empire

empire that is based on land and aquires wealth through agriculture and over-land trade networks

maritime empires

empire on land that has sea access and aquires wealth via maritime trade routes

civic nationalism

A type of nationalism that identifies with the citizenship of one’s nation, including political values

traditional nationalism

A type of nationalism that identifies with culture, ethnicity, and history of the nation.

 use Middle East as an example of some of the factors that can influence how and why national borders have come to be drawn in their current location and the some of the complexities that can result.

Colonialism → artificial borders drawn by colonizers (sykes-picot) → ethnic identities forced together → conflicts and violence

ex. Iraq is extremely ethnically diverse with multiple nations within its borders. The Kurds, and ethnic group, have desired to become its own sovereign nation, Kurdistan.

‘Fragile state’

a state that suffers from an erosion of sovereignty (can be because of colonialism, ethnic conflicts, etc)

IGOs

• intergovernmental organizations

• made up of member nation states for specific purposes

NGOs

• nongovernmental organizations

• private organizations made up of individuals to help with humanitarian issues

MNCs

multinational organizations

TNCs

transnational organizations

MDGs

Millenium development goals, 8 goals, UN, 2000-2015

SDGs

sustainable development goals, 17, UN, 2016-2030

Market globalism

type of globalism that prioritizes a global market and free market capitalism

justice globalism

advocates for a more interconnected world to promote fairer economic and social relationships

rejects global though and action as inherently flawed

Berry

believes global connectedness heightens intercultural conflict

Huntington

sees globalization today as unlocking opportunity for prosperity

Friedman

Believes global connectedness is positive but current priorities are wrong

Brecher