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1) The Ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia
began as command economies, in which a central
government decides what goods will be made and who
will receive them.
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2) A piece of artwork from a
particular period in history
would be considered a
primary source.
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3) In 1974 paleontologist Donald
Johanson discovered the 3.2
million-year-old partial
skeleton of an early human
ancestor named Lucy on the
continent of Africa.
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4) Historians call the time
period between A.D. 500 and
A.D. 1400 the middle ages.
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5) The state of having
understanding or knowledge –
awareness
6) The movement of people from
one place to settle in another
place – migration
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7) The set of beliefs, behaviors, and
traits shared by a group of people –
culture
8) One half of the globe when
divided into North and South or
East and West – hemisphere
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9) A topic that is studied or a
special quality that connects
ideas – theme
10) Information, usually facts and
figures - data
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11) The address of an online
resource – URL
12) To present someone’s work as
your own without giving that
person credit – plagiarize
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13) To disobey or break a rule or
law – violate
14) Something that gives
confidence that a person is
qualified for a task – credentials
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15) the ability of people to do
work – labor
16) a map that shows land and
water features – physical map
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17) Something that is useful –
resource
18) A map that shows the names
and borders of countries –
political map
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19) A map that shows themes or
patterns – special purpose map
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What does the law of demand
say?
 20)
 The
lower the price of a good or
service, the more of it people will
want to buy
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21) Which essential element of
geography might be used to study
how glaciers shape the Earth’s
surface?
 Physical
systems
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22) When were the terra – cotta
warriors discovered in China?
 A.D. 1974
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23) The East African States and
Trade map is what type of map?
 Special Purpose map
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24) Which resource was used by
early civilizations whose rulers
needed many workers for large
projects?
 labor
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25) Why were replicas of the
terra-cotta warriors created?
More people from all over the
world would be able to see
them
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26) The Julian calendar was not
exactly right because it
 Lost one day ever 128 years
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27) An item you purchased for
10 dollars last year costs 11
dollars this year. What is this an
example of?

Inflation
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28) Because the U.S. Declaration of
Independence was signed in 1776
A.D., it would be classified as an
event that occurred in
 Modern
history
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29) Heinrich Schliemann
discovered an ancient city’s
remains.
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30) The Period of History that
extends from 3500 B.C. to A.D.
500 is referred to as Ancient
History.
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31) The U.S. government provides
many freedoms. What must its
citizens do in return?
 Carry
out certain responsibilities
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32) An example of a research
project topic that might be too
narrow in its focus would be
Primary schools in London in
1720.
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33) The most important part of a history
research project is selecting a topic that
is workable.
34) Historians divide the past into larger
blocks of time known as eras.
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35) The main job of a historian
is to examine the causes or
reasons that something
happened in the past.
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36) Historical research should rely
on facts and primary sources.
37) A class of individuals with
similar characteristics is a species.
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 Europeans traded wool, gold and silver
with Asians for rare goods such as silk
and spices. Why did the Europeans
import the silk and spices?

They wanted goods that were hard to find
in their own land.