Social Studies Basics Test Review

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Socialism

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

• Democracy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

The study of the chronological record of significant events in the past and an 

                      explanation of their causes

• Geography

• History

• Economics

• Culture

A document or artifact that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Timeline

A system that relies on customs, history, and time-honored beliefs. Tradition guides  economic decisions such as production and distribution. Depends on agriculture, fishing,  hunting, gathering, or some combination of the above. They use barter instead of money.

• Traditional Economy

• Command Economy

• Market Economy

The belief that every form of regulation or government is immoral and  

                     unnecessary. There are no leaders.

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

The study of the physical features of the Earth

• Geopgraphy

• Economics

• Culture

• Civics and Government

A form of government with a hereditary king or queen at the head

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined 

                      centrally by a government

• Traditional Economy

• Market Economy

• Mixed Economy

• Command Economy

One person possesses unlimited power.

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy