GEOG 1014 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Direct Democracy, Hosni Mubarak, Old Habits Die Hard

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People identified with a group of other people a) b) They weren"t tied to a territory, they were tied to people by them i) Elected leaders = sovereign leaders of the people. Two. i. e. king of the franks i. e. leader of the chinese peoples v. State- country; legally defined territory that has been recognized by other states a) Nation- a group of people who share a common culture a) i. e. cherokee, aztec, zulu, french. Nation-state- people who share a common culture and rule themselves in a defined political area (state) a) b) i. e. germany, france (the french), much of europe. Are there nations without states? c) i) ii) You will never know what it is worth. You never know who will come after you later i. e. dog shit island viii. You do not need any of this to become a state c. Sovereignty- the quality of having supreme independent authority over a territory.