American Nation Chapter 1 Sections 3 and 4
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Created by:
knox2much on July 18, 2012
Subjects:
Alazhar School American History
Description:
Chapter 1 Geography, History, and the Social Sciences
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 primary source | first hand information about people or events |
| secondary source | an account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event |
| authenticity | whether or not something is actually what it seems to be |
| bias | leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea |
| artifacts | objects made by humans in the distant past |
| archaeology | the study of evidence left by early people in order to find out about their way of life |
| culture | a way of life that a people has developed |
| chronology | the sequence of events over time |
| economics | the study of how people manage their limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs |
| consumers | users of goods and services |
| cash economy | an economy where we exchange money for goods and services |
| free enterprise | the government plays a limited role in the economy |
| social sciences | studied subjects that relate to human society and social behavior |
| political science | the study of government |
| civics | the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens |
| anthropology | the study of how people and cultures develop |
| sociology | the study of how people behave in groups |
| psychology | the study of how people think and behave |
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