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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| strayer | Shorthand name for the textbook used in WHAP. Also a shorthand way to refer to notes from this textbook. Our textbook is Ways of the World by Dr. Robert Strayer. |
| Acorn Book | One of the best study guides for the WHAP exam; the name refers to the WHAP curriculum “in a nutshell.” |
| AMSCO | A supplement for Strayer; a secondary resource that is excellent for completing the Acorn Book. |
| Historical Thinking Skills | Lenses for evaluating historical events. The three categories are Comparison, Change and Continuity Over Time (CCOT), and Causation. |
| S. E. P. T. I. C. | The themes of WHAP - Social, Economic, Political, Technological, Interactions with the Environment, and Cultural |
| Juxtaposition | The act of intentionally comparing two things side by side to evaluate their similarities and differences. |
| Digress | To deviate, to diverge from the main subject of a conversation or writing. Your teachers will often, in their excitement, digress. |
| Syncretism | The combining or attempted combining of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought; think syncing or blending |
| Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by appointed state officials rather than by elected representatives |
| Commerce | The practice of buying and selling goods and products, especially on a large scale; see commercial as an adjective; think trade |
| Mimesis | The imitation of reality within an art form |
| Squander | To waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner. You are encouraged to never squander your time! |
| diffusion | The action of spreading in many directions; Specifically, for our course, the spread of cultural objects and ideas among people, within a culture or between different cultures |
| Nationalism | Nationalism is a political idea and movement. It says that a nation—a group of people with shared culture, language, or history—should rule itself and have its own independent state. It puts the interests of the nation above other groups |
| Patriotism | Patriotism means love, support, and deep care for one's country. It includes wanting the nation to do well, helping other citizens, and respecting shared national laws and values |
| slavery | A situation or practice in which people are coerced to work under exploitative conditions; the practice or institution of holding people as property by threat of violence |
| serfdom | The condition of a farmer bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of a landlord (literally, the lord who owns the land). These farmers also live on this land (they are tenants). |
| Social contract | an unwritten agreement where people give up some of their absolute freedom to a government or leader. In return, the governing power provides safety, order, and basic rights. |
| Natural rights | Natural rights are universal, inherent entitlements that belong to all human beings simply by virtue of existing, rather than being granted by governments, laws, or social customs. They are considered unalienable. |
| Popular sovereignty | the core political principle that a government's power and legitimacy come from the people. Instead of a king or a small group holding supreme power, the citizens rule through their free choice, voting, and consent. |
| Empiricism | The practice of relying on observation and experimentation to better understand the world; the theory that all knowledge originates in experience. |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| ideological | Related to the claims, assertions, and theories on sociopolitical programs, human life, and/or culture. |
| colony | An area controlled by a foreign nation or state |
| abolition | Abolition is the official act of ending or stopping a system, practice, or institution by law |
| Imperial | Of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| emancipation | To free (someone or something) from the restraint, control, or power of another (person or persons) |
| manumission | To release from slavery |
| Colonialism | Colonialism is a system where one country takes control of another land and rules its people. The dominant country uses the land and workers to make money, and forces its own culture and laws on the local group. |
| imagery | Figurative (non-literal) language that utilizes one or more of the five senses to help readers make deeper connections with or within a text |
| allusion | In literature, a reference to a famous person, place, or thing -- real or fictional. These references deepen or add complexity to someone or something within a text by connecting them/it to something readers may already be familiar with. |
| tone | The way the speaker feels about the subject. The attitude or feeling of the speaker, as expressed by their word choice. |
| explicit | Fully revealed, without vagueness or ambiguity. Definite, specific. |
| implicit | Implied. Not clearly stated, but able to be understood through context or inference. |
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