Absolute Monarchy

A system of government headed by a monarch as the only source of power controlling all functions of the state.

Artifact

A material object of a culture such as a tool, an article of clothing or a prepared food.

Analyze

To examine carefully in order to determine why something has happened or may be expected to happen.

Capital Good

• A productive resource consisting of human-made materials needed to produce goods and services; ex. Buildings, machinery, equipment, and tools.

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

• Outlawed segregation in schools; outlawed Plessy. Vs. Ferguson

Apply

• To put into use or operation; use

Colonialism

A system where one country extends its control over foreign dependencies, especially for economic benefit.

Capitalism/Market Economy

Economic decisions made by individuals. Supply and demand, free enterprise, laissez-faire, private ownership

Assess

To examine critically and estimate the usefulness, importance or value of something

Constitutional Monarchy

A system of government headed by a monarch whose powers are delineated in the fundamental law of the state.

Civil Disobedience

Intentional violation of a law / policy with the goal of changing it.

Bias

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Consumption

• The purchase and/or use of goods and services

Collective Bargaining

• Unions and management negotiate a contract for all workers

Classify

• Arrange in classes or groups according to a system

Cost

An alternative given up as the result of a decision.

Cultural Institution

• Ex. Education, religion, government, economic system, family

An established custom, practice or relationship of importance to a society.

Compare

To find out or point out how persons or things are alike.

Credibility

The quality or state of offering reasonable grounds for being believed.

Communism/Command Economy

Government controls society in order to make everyone economically equal. Government owns all property. Government makes all economic decisions

Differentiate

• To tell the difference in or between; find or show what is different

Culture

Learned behavior of a group of people, which includes their belief systems and languages, their social relationships, their institutions and organization, and their material goods such as food, clothing, buildings, tools and machines.

Conclude

To arrive at an opinion or judgement; resolve.

Entrepreneur

An individual who organizes the use of productive resources to produce goods or services.

Enlightenment

• Age of scientific exploration and education that concluded that people have natural born rights and governments have limited power.

Cultural Product

• A tangible (e.g., a painting, a cathedral, a mosque, a piece of literature, a pair of chopsticks) or intangible (e.g., an oral tale, a dance, a sacred ritual, a system of education) aspect produced by a cultural group.

Evaluate

Discuss the value or amount of an object, estimate the worth or importance of.