5. is a defined territory with a
sovereign government, made up of
people sharing a common culture,
history, and language.
6.
7. This lesson explains the formation of
the modern nation-states. It will highlight
how the decline of feudalism, as well as the
decline in church power, helped bring about
the modern nation-state.
8. is a political and economic system
based on land ownership. Under feudalism,
most people lived on land owned by a
wealthy nobleman.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13. Nation-state:Nation-state:
A political unitA political unit
wherein thewherein the
territorial stateterritorial state
coincides with thecoincides with the
area settled by aarea settled by a
certain nationalcertain national
group or people.group or people.
Although seldomAlthough seldom
achieved inachieved in
practice outside ofpractice outside of
European core, itEuropean core, it
is the standard tois the standard to
which other globalwhich other global
states arestates are
compared today.compared today.
nationalismnationalism
TheThe “Perfect” European Model of State“Perfect” European Model of State
State:State:
Nation:Nation:
Laws
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