Social Studies Concepts- Review of Year
  • 1. Ancestor
A) a person from whom one is descended; forebear; relative who came before you
B) someone who can tell the future; often using oracle bones
C) your heirs; children
  • 2. barter
A) to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
B) to move, migrate, change locations
C) to cooperate; to collaborate
  • 3. cultural diffusion
A) changing your religion
B) the exchange of ideas, thoughts, and beliefs
C) to mix together fluids to make a new substance
  • 4. famine
A) extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
B) having too many natural resources; an abundance
C) not having enough protection; being fearful of your life
  • 5. feudalism
A) the social hierarchy of the middle ages; levels of society
B) the code of honor for knights in the Middle Ages
C) the social hierarchy of Egypt; classes from Pharaoh to the slaves
  • 6. hierarchy
A) people in your family line who are your descendants
B) any system of persons or things ranked one above another; levels of society
C) the top level of the caste system in ancient India
  • 7. monotheistic
A) the idea that how you treat others is how you'll be treated-; karma
B) adhering to monotheism, the doctrine or idea that there is only one God:
C) the doctrine or idea that there are many gods
  • 8. natural barrier
A) landforms in nature that can prevent movement or migration; mountains, oceans, deserts, etc.
B) events that force people to migrate or move away; push factors
C) things found in nature that we use to stay in one place; we use to farm
  • 9. nomad
A) a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, often following a food supply
B) another word for serf, peasant, or slave
C) a person who has been sent away; exiled, with no permanent home as a punishment
  • 10. scarcity
A) shortage, want, lack; not enough of, especially resources such as food or fresh water
B) alone or living in isolation; not with others
C) having more than enough; an abundance or plentiful amount
  • 11. absolute location
A) where the equator meets the prime meridian
B) having to do with urban location in the city
C) exactly where something is, using latitiude and longitude
  • 12. agriculture
A) training an animal
B) farming
C) the study of ancient things
  • 13. cultural diffusion
A) the spreading of ideas, beliefs, and life-styles
B) the directions of north, south, east, and west
C) conquering another civilization
  • 14. dynasty
A) the emperor of China
B) power being passed down through one family, generation to generation
C) the region surrounding the capital
  • 15. heir
A) what we breathe each day
B) a story or a myth
C) the next person in line to inherit the throne or power
  • 16. legacy
A) products that a country sells overseas
B) what you are known for; what you leave behind when you're gone
C) someone who enters a country illegally
  • 17. polytheistic
A) believing in many gods of nature or the heavens
B) a barrier found in nature
C) moving from place to place without a homes
  • 18. social class or hierarchy
A) the level of society into which you are born and live
B) being rich; having more than enough
C) not enough of something; too little
  • 19. theocracy
A) government with an element of faith, gods, or God
B) the power of the church
C) rule by a harsh dictator
  • 20. transform
A) to change
B) to barter or exchange goods
C) to move from one place to another
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