POLS 131 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Arab Spring, Bet Her, Protestantism
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Expansion is often because of economic motivation (trade ports) Industrialization : handmade to machine from fuels. State centric: sovereignty (they accept no authority above their own) Treaty of westphalia: 80 years war which helped to form the modern state system. Abrahamic (also along with judaism and christianity) Five pillars: fasting, almsgiving, profession of faith, prayer, pilgrimage to mecca. Sunni (85%) and shi"ite (15%) - over a succession battle. Lit fire in protest in tunisia (2010) U. s. took down statue of saddam hussein (2003) Some countries were trying to fight bad leaders: yemen, libya, egypt, tunisia. Wondering if they would ever be a successful state ever again. Created by western imperial powers in the 20th century. Civilization: highest level of cultural identity people have, short of what distinguishes humans from other species. Only lightly touched by the shaping events of europe (renaissance, reformation, enlightenment) Many turn to the west to settle quarrels and financial issues.
