Study sets matching "social studies test vocabulary"
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landform
erosion
geography
climate map
a shape or feature on the earth's surface
the way wind or water wears away the land bit by bit
the study of people, places, and the earth
a map that shows the weather of an area over a long period of…
landform
a shape or feature on the earth's surface
erosion
the way wind or water wears away the land bit by bit
political party
electoral college
Democratic-Republican party
Federalist party
The aim of a _______________is to elect officials who will try…
When the system was first created, the members of the ________…
Led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the _______________…
The upper class and the elitists were strong supporters of the…
political party
The aim of a _______________is to elect officials who will try…
electoral college
When the system was first created, the members of the ________…
prehistory
archeology
archeologist
artifacts
the period of time before written records
the study of material evidence of past human life
A person who looks for bones, tools, and artifacts from people…
objects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archa…
prehistory
the period of time before written records
archeology
the study of material evidence of past human life
Paleolithic Age
nomads
Ice Age
domesticate
earliest period of the Stone Age
people who move from place to place to find food
time when glaciers covered much of the land
to adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of…
Paleolithic Age
earliest period of the Stone Age
nomads
people who move from place to place to find food
Acid rain
ally
autocracy
capital resources
is rain polluted by gases released into the air by the burning…
is a country or person that has joined with another country or…
is a government system where one leader holds complete power.
are man-made things we use to help us work, like factories, ma…
Acid rain
is rain polluted by gases released into the air by the burning…
ally
is a country or person that has joined with another country or…
Maya(Mayas):
Indigenous:
latin:
symbols:
A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and elsewhere…
originating or ocurring naturally in a particular place; nativ…
a native of a country whose language developed from latin.
a mark or character used as a conventiontal representation of…
Maya(Mayas):
A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and elsewhere…
Indigenous:
originating or ocurring naturally in a particular place; nativ…
relate geography and history
table
rows
columns
understand how the context of a physical, political or other t…
a clear, well organized visual to present complex information
run across the table from left to right
run up and down the table from top to bottom
relate geography and history
understand how the context of a physical, political or other t…
table
a clear, well organized visual to present complex information
Columbian Exchange
The 3 G's
Conquistadors
Nicolaus Copernicus
The trading of goods, animals, diseases, and slaves from the "…
Gold, Glory, & God
Spanish explorers who explored for fame and fortune
proposed the heliocentric theory
Columbian Exchange
The trading of goods, animals, diseases, and slaves from the "…
The 3 G's
Gold, Glory, & God
cartography
equator
geography
hemisphere
the production of maps
the parallel that is designated zero degree (0°) latitude, fro…
the study of the Earth and Earth's surface, including such ele…
one-half of the globe or Earth
cartography
the production of maps
equator
the parallel that is designated zero degree (0°) latitude, fro…
Government
Geography
History
Ideals
A system of rules and a group of people who make decisions abo…
The study of the Earth's surface and climates and the way they…
The study of events that happened in the past
Important beliefs- includes freedom of speech, freedom of reli…
Government
A system of rules and a group of people who make decisions abo…
Geography
The study of the Earth's surface and climates and the way they…
feudal system
vassal
heliocentric
geocentric
system of government with a king at top who gives land to loya…
noble given land by a higher lord in return for service
theory of astronomy that the says the sun is the center of the…
theory of astronomy that says the earth is the the center of t…
feudal system
system of government with a king at top who gives land to loya…
vassal
noble given land by a higher lord in return for service
annex
manifest destiny
mountain men
gold rush
attach or add
the belief that the United States should expand west to the Pa…
fur trapper in the West
a time when people left their jobs, farms, and homes in search…
annex
attach or add
manifest destiny
the belief that the United States should expand west to the Pa…
democracy
justice
legislative
mayor
a form of government where every person gets a vote or say-so
using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
the part of the government that makes the laws
a person who is elected to lead a city or town
democracy
a form of government where every person gets a vote or say-so
justice
using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
Geography
Conservation
Landforms
Mountain
The study of the earth and its people.
The protection of land, trees, and water.
The different shapes of the earth's surface.
The highest kind of landform.
Geography
The study of the earth and its people.
Conservation
The protection of land, trees, and water.
astrolabe
caravel
circumnavigate
colony
an instrument used in navigation
a small fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese
to travel completely around an object like the world
a settlement far away from the country that rules it
astrolabe
an instrument used in navigation
caravel
a small fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese
Developed Countries
Xenocentrism
Intergenerational Trauma
HDI: Human Development Index
Countries with established economies, healthcare, education, a…
The belief that one's personal ethnic group is inferior to oth…
Effects of trauma that are transferred from the first generati…
A scale used to compare the social and economic development of…
Developed Countries
Countries with established economies, healthcare, education, a…
Xenocentrism
The belief that one's personal ethnic group is inferior to oth…
Great Depression
Weimar Republic
Reparations
Inflation
The longest economic downturn in the history of the Western Wo…
Unofficial name for the new Republic of Germany (1919-1933).
to pay for damages.
An increase in prices while the value of your money decreases…
Great Depression
The longest economic downturn in the history of the Western Wo…
Weimar Republic
Unofficial name for the new Republic of Germany (1919-1933).
ballot
campaign
candidate
debate
a list of people trying to get elected
when people act together to try to get a candidate elected
a person trying to get elected
a formal meeting where the candidates discuss and argue about…
ballot
a list of people trying to get elected
campaign
when people act together to try to get a candidate elected
culture
cultural diffusion
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
a group of peoples' beliefs and customs
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people…
Birthplace of the Sumerian civilization among many others.
A geographical area of fertile land stretching to the Tigris a…
culture
a group of peoples' beliefs and customs
cultural diffusion
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people…
traveling to new territories for the pu…
sponsored settlement of people to new t…
economic policy where colonies serve as…
political system where policies are cre…
exploration
colonization
mercantilism
representative government
traveling to new territories for the pu…
exploration
sponsored settlement of people to new t…
colonization
Social-
Political-
Cultural-
Religious-
People in groups, their living together, and relations with on…
Related to the functions of government, making laws, enforcing…
All the things that make up a group of people's entire way of…
People's spiritual beliefs which influence their values and at…
Social-
People in groups, their living together, and relations with on…
Political-
Related to the functions of government, making laws, enforcing…