Social Studies

Continent

A large mass of land that contains different countries

Country

A nation with its own government within a continent

Timeline

A line of events that tells you what happens.

Geography

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.

Vegetation

Plants found in a particular area or habitat

Population

The number of people that live in a particular area.

Fossils

Remains of plants or animals that are preserved

Artifacts

Objects from the event made by a human

Primary Source

Evidence from an event, place or person

Secondary Source

A document that has a primary source in it

Before Common Era

Before the christian calendar. Goes from big to small

Common Era

The time after christ was born. Goes from small to big

Chronological

Starting with the earliest and following order

Nomads

People who followed their food, and used signs and gestures to speak

Era

A group of several centuries

Millennium

Period of 1,000 years

Decade

10 years

Century

100 years

Agricultural Revolution

farming

River Valley Civilizations

Places that developed near the river

Specializations

Specific types of jobs with special skills

Artisan

A person who makes things by hand and then trades them

Merchants

A person who trades

Ice Age

A period when earth was cold

Technology (Achievements / Innovations / Advancements)

Developed equipment

Government

leader of country

Economics

How well business and money is doing in a country

Circulate

How something moves from person to person

Polytheism

Belief in more than one g-d

Monotheism

Belief in one g-d