Social Studies Test 1
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sydandalexw on October 3, 2010
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social studies vocabulary, social studies test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 archaeoligist | A scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past. |
| civilization | a society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes. |
| fertile | rich in the substances plants need to grow well. |
| history | the written and other recorded events of people. |
| irragation | Supplying land with water through a network of canals. |
| oral traditions | stories passed down by the word of mouth. |
| prehistory | Time before writing was invented |
| social class | a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living |
| surplus | more than is needed, desired, or required |
| Why did scientists study the Iceman? | To learn the story of our past. |
| What was the Old Stone Age food method? | By hunting animals and gathering wild plants. |
| What was the New Stone Age food method? | By farming-planting crops or wild grasses. |
| What did prehistoric people develope? | Fire. |
| What did surplus in the New Stone Age leed to? | More jobs and artisans. |
| During the New Stone Age what did farming settlements need in order to develop cities? | People needed a dependable supply of drinking water and materials to build shelters. |
| List the characteristics of a civilization? | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes. |
| How did people in the New Stone Age spread ideas? | Trading |
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