Social Studies Concepts- Review of Year
  • 1. Ancestor
A) your heirs; children
B) a person from whom one is descended; forebear; relative who came before you
C) someone who can tell the future; often using oracle bones
  • 2. barter
A) to move, migrate, change locations
B) to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
C) to cooperate; to collaborate
  • 3. cultural diffusion
A) the exchange of ideas, thoughts, and beliefs
B) changing your religion
C) to mix together fluids to make a new substance
  • 4. famine
A) not having enough protection; being fearful of your life
B) extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
C) having too many natural resources; an abundance
  • 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) the top level of the caste system in ancient India
B) people in your family line who are your descendants
C) any system of persons or things ranked one above another; levels of society
  • 7. monotheistic
A) the idea that how you treat others is how you'll be treated-; karma
B) the doctrine or idea that there are many gods
C) adhering to monotheism, the doctrine or idea that there is only one God:
  • 8. natural barrier
A) things found in nature that we use to stay in one place; we use to farm
B) landforms in nature that can prevent movement or migration; mountains, oceans, deserts, etc.
C) events that force people to migrate or move away; push factors
  • 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) having more than enough; an abundance or plentiful amount
B) alone or living in isolation; not with others
C) shortage, want, lack; not enough of, especially resources such as food or fresh water
  • 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) farming
B) the study of ancient things
C) training an animal
  • 13. cultural diffusion
A) conquering another civilization
B) the spreading of ideas, beliefs, and life-styles
C) the directions of north, south, east, and west
  • 14. dynasty
A) the region surrounding the capital
B) the emperor of China
C) power being passed down through one family, generation to generation
  • 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) what you are known for; what you leave behind when you're gone
B) someone who enters a country illegally
C) products that a country sells overseas
  • 17. polytheistic
A) moving from place to place without a homes
B) a barrier found in nature
C) believing in many gods of nature or the heavens
  • 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) the power of the church
B) government with an element of faith, gods, or God
C) rule by a harsh dictator
  • 20. transform
A) to move from one place to another
B) to change
C) to barter or exchange goods
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