Social Studies-Chapter 13-Vocabulary

The collection of customs, traditions, and lifestyles

of social group, a community, or a country

• culture

• customs

• tradition

A habitual behavior

• culture

• customs

• tradition

When a custom is practiced enough, and is passed down from generation to generation

• culture

• customs

• tradition

Days in which important dates are commemorated, such as the birthday of an illustrious person

• holidays

• museum

• historic events

A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited

• holidays

• museum

• historic events

Events of great importance to a community

• holidays

• museum

• historic events

Person charged with compiling and organizing historic events

• historians

• monuments

• historic events

Artistic works built to celebrate historic events and the achievements of famous characters

• historians

• monuments

• historic zones

Include important historic building and areas

• historians

• monuments

• historic zones