Social 10-2 Ch. 7 Vocabulary

Anthropologist

A person who studies humans by examining buried remains.

Constitution

A rulebook that states how a country should be run.

Democracy

A system of government where the people choose how they want their country to be run through voting.

Beothuk

Aboriginal people who lived in Newfoundland and were slowly driven to extinction by Europeans.

Aeta

Aboriginal peoples from the Philippines.

Annihilation

Complete destruction of something

Cultural Contact

Interactions between people of different cultures that leads to changes in both.

World View

It is the way a person looks at the world based on their beliefs and values.

Six nations confederacy

Six First Nations peoples that joined to together under a constitution called the Great Law of Peace creating a democracy.

Archaeological

The study of humans through examining physical remains.

Globalization

The world becoming more interconnected and dependent.

Colonial

When a strong country moves in and takes control of a weaker country.