World History Assessment – Flashcards
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Core concepts 1.3 Primary Source
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Information that comes directly from the person who experienced the event. Example: Ann Frank's diary would be a example of a primary source for World War 2.
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Secondary Source
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Information about an event that does not come from a person who experienced the event Book, Movies, etc. Example: The book "Number the Stars".
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Timeline
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A line is marked off with series of events and dates.
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Chronology
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In a order in which the events occurred in.
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Period
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The length of time singled out for that event ( era).
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Bias
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Unfair preference or dislike of something.
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Archaeology
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The scientific study of ancient culture through examination of artifacts and other evidence.
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Artifacts
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They are often buried or hidden.
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Oral Tradition
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Is a community's cultural and historical background that is passed down in stories or songs. Clues from the past can come from oral traditions.
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Absolute Location
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The use of longitude and latitude.
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Relative Location
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The location of a place relative to another place.
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Place
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A location.
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Region
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A district or area.
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Movement
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How people get from one place to another.
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Human- Environment Interaction
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It considers how people affect their environment.
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Geography
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The study of human and nonhuman features of life.
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5 Themes Of Geography
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Location, Place, Region, Movement,Human-Environment Interaction.
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Core Concepts 1.5 Map
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Title Locator Map Key Compass Rose Scale Bar
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Locator Map
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A big view of a map, the whole picture (zoomed out).
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Key
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Explains symbols and shading.
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Compass Rose
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It is the Compass it shows direction.
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Scale Bar
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Space showing a distance.
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Physical Map
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Elevation, heat, and humidity (landscape).
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Road Map
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Roads highways and direction.
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Historical Map
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Events/place over period of time.
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Government
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They are created to keep order in a society and provide for the people's common needs. A governments powers are either limited or unlimited. There are many different types of governments.
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Government part 2:
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The jobs are to keep to order, provide services, and protect the common good or well- being. Example: Building roads,schools, and taxes.
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Government part 3:
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A group of people who have power to make and enforce laws for a country or area.
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Government first appeared:
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In South West Asia, more than 5,000 years ago. Villages were growing. Cities were born and they needed rules.
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Constitution
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A system of basic rules and principals by which the government is organized. It also identifies if the laws are limited or unlimited.
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Limited
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Most constitutions are called for a limited government. It is a government structure in which government actions are limited by law. Work to protect common goods and peoples needs. The US is limited.
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Unlimited
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A government in which there are no effective limits on government actions. Example: China This power can lead to tyranny. Often does not protect people.
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State
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A region that shares a common government
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City-State
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And independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
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Empire
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A state containing several countries.
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Nation-State
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Most common today, a state that is independent of other states. This is the US! We often use the general words nation or country. *have specific territory with clearly defined borders.
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Democracy
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A form of government where citizens hold political power, citizens are the ultimate source of government power.
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Direct Democracy
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Citizens come together to pass laws and select leaders.
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Representative Democracy
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Citizens elect representatives to make government decisions.
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Monarchy
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A form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch (usually a king or queen), power is inherited by female members.
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Absolute Monarchs
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(Saudi Arabia) have unlimited powers.
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Constitutional Monarchy
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(United Kingdom) these monarchs are limited by law and share power with other branches of government. *It can be Limited or Unlimited
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Authoritarian Government
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In which all power is held by a single person or small group, may control all aspects of life. Example: Hitler tried to rule everything.
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Communism
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(North Korea) a political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes economic decisions. *Unlimited Government.
