unit 1 nationalism Flashcards
(23 cards)
collective consciousness
sociological concept that refers to the set of share beliefs, ideas attitudes and knowledge that are common to a social group society
estates general
representative of each estate voted regarding he debt of France
first estate
roman, clergy, landowners had political power to make decisions
second estate
nobility didn’t have to pay taxes if they owned land and political power
third estate
serfs,peasants, merchants (could not own land and heavily taxed)
cahiers de doleances
lists of grievances drawn up by each of the three estates
bourgeoisie
the middle typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
declarations of the rights of man
a fundamental document of the french revolution and in the history of human and civil rights
tennis court oath
beginning of the french revolution. gave a voice to the third estate and greater representations as they voiced to never part their ways until the french constitution
Jacobin/ girondins
main political groups who wanted France to be a republic. Robespierre was the leader of the Jacobin
levee en masse
conscription of the french citizens for service in the revolutionary war
robespierre
leader of the Jacobin group
reign of terror
national conventional (revolutionary government) anyone doing suspected counter revolution activity was killed
contending loyalties
loyalties that compete. people sometimes need to choose among various loyalties based on their commitment level to these loyalties
cultural pluralism
smaller groups within larger society maintain their unique cultural identities and their values and practices are accepted by the wider culture
feudalism
a peasant or worker known as a vassal received a piece of land in return for serving a lord or kind especially during times of war
abolition
abolishing feudalism and the old rules, taxes and privileges left over from the age of feudalism
secular
declining influence of religion and religious values within a given culture
intellectual movement
ideas concerning god, reason, nature and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the west
egalitarian vs. hierarchical
egalitarian is when everyone has equal power and responsibility. egalitarian when there are multiple tier of management
coup d’etat
sudden decisive exercise of force in policies especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group a military
social order vs. social change
social order is a particular set or system of linked social structures. social change is any change is social relations to the social structure
appeasement
policy of making political or material concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict