Social Studies Concepts- Review of Year
  • 1. Ancestor
A) a person from whom one is descended; forebear; relative who came before you
B) your heirs; children
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) to mix together fluids to make a new substance
B) the exchange of ideas, thoughts, and beliefs
C) changing your religion
  • 4. famine
A) not having enough protection; being fearful of your life
B) having too many natural resources; an abundance
C) extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
  • 5. feudalism
A) the code of honor for knights in the Middle Ages
B) the social hierarchy of Egypt; classes from Pharaoh to the slaves
C) the social hierarchy of the middle ages; levels of society
  • 6. hierarchy
A) people in your family line who are your descendants
B) the top level of the caste system in ancient India
C) any system of persons or things ranked one above another; levels of society
  • 7. monotheistic
A) adhering to monotheism, the doctrine or idea that there is only one God:
B) the idea that how you treat others is how you'll be treated-; karma
C) the doctrine or idea that there are many gods
  • 8. natural barrier
A) events that force people to migrate or move away; push factors
B) landforms in nature that can prevent movement or migration; mountains, oceans, deserts, etc.
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) alone or living in isolation; not with others
B) shortage, want, lack; not enough of, especially resources such as food or fresh water
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 directions of north, south, east, and west
B) the spreading of ideas, beliefs, and life-styles
C) conquering another civilization
  • 14. dynasty
A) power being passed down through one family, generation to generation
B) the region surrounding the capital
C) the emperor of China
  • 15. heir
A) what we breathe each day
B) the next person in line to inherit the throne or power
C) a story or a myth
  • 16. legacy
A) someone who enters a country illegally
B) products that a country sells overseas
C) what you are known for; what you leave behind when you're gone
  • 17. polytheistic
A) moving from place to place without a homes
B) believing in many gods of nature or the heavens
C) a barrier found in nature
  • 18. social class or hierarchy
A) the level of society into which you are born and live
B) not enough of something; too little
C) being rich; having more than enough
  • 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 change
B) to move from one place to another
C) to barter or exchange goods
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