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Social Studies Chpt 2 vocabulary

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

history

a)

the past

b)

the present

c)

the future

d)

oranges and apples

2.

archaeologist

a)

scientist that learns about the past by studying artifacts (things made by people in the past)

b)

scientist that learns about the present by studying artifacts (things made by people in the present)

c)

scientist that learns about the future by studying artifacts (things being made in the near future)

d)

native american that learns about the past by studying flowers and plants

3.

hunter-gatherers

a)

scientist that learns about the present by studying things made in the present

b)

huge animals who get their own food

c)

people who hunted animals and gathered plants for food

d)

things that are made by people in the past

4.

wigwam

a)

A type of shelter made of animal skins and branches

b)

A native American head-dress

c)

A type of shelter made of clay

d)

A type of shelter made of branches and bark

5.

agriculture

a)

giving one thing to get another

b)

the raising of plants and animals

c)

bodies of salt and fresh water

d)

new ways to make tools by chipping and grinding stone into shapes

6.

trade

a)

giving one thing to get another

b)

buying and selling goods and services

c)

smaller groups that traveled together

d)

larger tribes that stayed in one place

7.

reservation

a)

the story of things that happened over time

b)

land set aside for Native Americans

c)

a water route to Asia through North America

d)

a member of the greatleague council of the Iroquois

8.

longhouse

a)

a water route to Asia through North America

b)

a home where several families lived together

c)

a group of nations that speak similar languages

d)

a barn type house to keep animals warm in the winter

9.

clan

a)

an extended family that lives together

b)

Man-made tools

c)

a group that makes decisions

d)

a leader

10.

league

a)

the head of a clan

b)

a group that works together toward a common goal

c)

a group that makes decisions

11.

small beads made from clam shells

a)

sachem

b)

wigwam

c)

teepee

d)

wampum

12.

council

a)

a group that makes decisions

b)

a group that works together toward a common goal

c)

Iroquois League

d)

clan mother

13.

resolution

a)

a promise made to take care of nature

b)

each nation in the Iroquois League

c)

a decision made by a group

d)

early leaders of the United States

14.

explorers

a)

the story of things that happened over time

b)

land set aside for Native Americans

c)

the belief and customs of a group of people

d)

people who travel to new or unfamiliar place

15.

voyage

a)

a long journey

b)

land set aside for Native Americans

c)

the belief and customs of a group of people

d)

people who travel to new or unfamiliar placeh

16.

columbian exchange

a)
The exchange of plants and animals between continents
b)
The exchange of goods between Colombia and other countries
c)
The exchange of ideas between different cultures
d)

Widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, disease, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World during the 15th and 16th centuries

17.

Northwest Passage

a)

a water route to Asia through North America

b)

a train route to Asia through North America

c)

the right to travel to North America

d)

a type of store to set up trade with Native Americans

18.

a type of store to set up trade with Native Americans

a)
market
b)
bazaar
c)
grocery store
d)
trading post
19.

money earned by a business after it pays all of its expenses

a)
Profit
b)
Revenue
c)
Loss
d)
Debt
20.

the beliefs and customs of a group of people

a)
tradition
b)
culture
c)
heritage
d)
religion
21.

the acceptance of different beliefs

a)
intolerance
b)
tolerance
c)
discrimination
d)
narrow-mindedness
22.

someone who puts their money into a business in hopes of making a profit

a)
saver
b)
spender
c)
entrepreneur
d)
investor
23.

patroons

a)

slaves

b)

tenants

c)

farmer

d)

new land owners

24.

a person who farms land but does not own it

a)
sharecropper
b)
agriculturist
c)
tenant farmer
d)
landlord
25.

the practice of owning other people as property

a)
feudalism
b)
indentured servitude
c)
serfdom
d)
slavery
26.

the leader of a colony or state

a)
governor
b)
king
c)
mayor
d)
president