Social Studies Vocabulary Chapter 1

What is HISTORY?

• the study of the past

• the study of land

• the study of government

• the study of economics (buying and selling goods and services)

What is an ANCESTOR?

• an animal that lives in the water

• a relative who lived long before your grandparents

• a king or queen

• an insect

What is CULTURE?

• how people speak in different languages

• how people dress

• a way of life

• a religion

What is a PRIMARY SOURCE?

• something written or made by a person who saw an event happen

• something written or made by someone who did not see or experience an event

• something important to learn about

• an artifact from people long ago

What are IMMIGRANTS?

• communities of people

• people who moved from one country to another

• groups of people born around the same time

What is an ARTIFACT?

• a fact about someone, something, or a place

• an object made a long time ago

• a song about a specific culture

• a piece of rock from outer space

What is a SECONDARY SOURCE?

• something written or made by a person who saw an event happen

• something written or made by someone who did NOT see or experience an event

• something important to learn about

• an artifact from people long ago

What are GENERATIONS?

• communities of people

• people who moved from one country to another

• groups of people born around the same time

What are TRADITIONS?

• beliefs and ways of doing things

• types of music and dances

• stories of the past