Grade X Social Science
CH-1 Nationalism in Europe
GLOSSARY
Nationalism : A feeling of pride, patriotism and belongingness towards
one’s nation.
Utopian : A vision of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to
actually exist.
Nation state : A state having common and contiguous boundary with
inhabitants/ people sharing common language, race, religion. Majority of
its citizen develop a sense of common identity and a common history
ruled by a strong government.
Plebiscite : A direct vote by which the people of a region, themselves
decide to accept or reject a proposal.
Sovereignty : Supreme power or authority. The authority of a state to
govern itself.
Estates general: A legislative or consultative assembly of the different
classes or estates of French subjects.
Civil code : A systematic set of uniform laws for the society.
Habsburg Empire : the Empire that ruled Austria-Hungary including the
Alpine region of Tyrol, Austria, Sudetenland Bohemia. It also included
Italian provinces of Lombardy and Venetia.
Suffrage : The right to vote.
Elle : The unit of measurements that was used to measure cloth,
prevalent in German states.
Zollverein : A customs union, formed at the intiative of Prussia in 1834. It
formulated many rules for free trade and economic cooperation among
the German states.
Conservatism : A political philosophy that stresses the importance of
traditional established institutions and customs, and preferred gradual
development to quick change.
Carbonary : A secret revolutionary societies active in Italy from about
1800 to 1831.
Young Italy : A secret society founded by Mazzini at Marseilles for
organizing revolutionary activities.
Ottoman empire : An empire developed by Turks between the fourteenth
and twentieth centuries. At its greatest extent, the Ottoman Empire
included many parts of Southern Europe and the Middle East.
Romanticism : A cultural movement which aimed at developing a
particular form of national sentiments and promote a feeling of collective
hertiage as the basis of the nation.
Das Volk : A German word that means common people of the country.
Republic : A state where the head of the state is elected and does not
hold a hereditary position.
Feminist : People who advocate women’s rights on the basis of equality
of sexes.
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CH-1 Nationalism in Europe
GLOSSARY
Nationalism : A feeling of pride, patriotism and belongingness towards
one’s nation.
Utopian : A vision of a society that is so ideal that it is unlikely to
actually exist.
Nation state : A state having common and contiguous boundary with
inhabitants/ people sharing common language, race, religion. Majority of
its citizen develop a sense of common identity and a common history
ruled by a strong government.
Plebiscite : A direct vote by which the people of a region, themselves
decide to accept or reject a proposal.
Sovereignty : Supreme power or authority. The authority of a state to
govern itself.
Estates general: A legislative or consultative assembly of the different
classes or estates of French subjects.
Civil code : A systematic set of uniform laws for the society.
Habsburg Empire : the Empire that ruled Austria-Hungary including the
Alpine region of Tyrol, Austria, Sudetenland Bohemia. It also included
Italian provinces of Lombardy and Venetia.
Suffrage : The right to vote.
Elle : The unit of measurements that was used to measure cloth,
prevalent in German states.
Zollverein : A customs union, formed at the intiative of Prussia in 1834. It
formulated many rules for free trade and economic cooperation among
the German states.
Conservatism : A political philosophy that stresses the importance of
traditional established institutions and customs, and preferred gradual
development to quick change.
Carbonary : A secret revolutionary societies active in Italy from about
1800 to 1831.
Young Italy : A secret society founded by Mazzini at Marseilles for
organizing revolutionary activities.
Ottoman empire : An empire developed by Turks between the fourteenth
and twentieth centuries. At its greatest extent, the Ottoman Empire
included many parts of Southern Europe and the Middle East.
Romanticism : A cultural movement which aimed at developing a
particular form of national sentiments and promote a feeling of collective
hertiage as the basis of the nation.
Das Volk : A German word that means common people of the country.
Republic : A state where the head of the state is elected and does not
hold a hereditary position.
Feminist : People who advocate women’s rights on the basis of equality
of sexes.
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