Geography
What are the names of the lines that run from North to South around the globe and what is the first thing you should do to understand a map?
Longitude, look at the key/legend
Where did the Maya, Aztec and Inca live?
Bonus: What's the famous site of the Inca?
Maya: Yucatan Peninsula, modern day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala (and a little bit of Honduras/El Salvador)
Aztec: Modern day Mexico
Inca: South America, Andes mountains
Bonus: Machu Picchu
Why does Angola and Mozambique speak Portuguese? Why does Australia and New Zealand speak English?
Why does Mexico and Argentina speak Spanish?
COLONIZATION!
What is the absence of government?
Anarchy
Name the 2 different kinds of sources and explain their differences
Bonus: Which is more trustworthy?
Primary and secondary sources.
Primary = first hand, eye witness, created during the event/time
Secondary = second hand, not their own experience, created after the event/time
Bonus: TRICK QUESTION, you cannot determine if it's trustworthy until you analyze it first
What is the 0 degree line of latitude that splits the world into a Northern and Southern hemisphere
&
What is the 0 degree line of longitude that splits the world into an Eastern and Western hemisphere
Latitude: The Equator
Longitude: The Prime Meridian
What were the Maya, Aztec and Inca known for?
Bonus - Name the Aztec capital city and the lake it was on
Maya: Math! Calendars, Architecture, Engineering
Aztec: Chinampas, Temples, Human Sacrifice, Calendars, Cities, Food
Incas: Roads, Temples, Architecture, Terrace Farming, Bridges, Gold, Food Storage, Sacrifice, Medicine, Surgery, Machu Picchu
Bonus: Tenochtitlan, Lake Texcoco
Which countries had colonies in the Americas and which county had the most?
Bonus: What century is the year 1492?
Spain, Portugal, France, England (Dutch/Netherlands). Spain had the most
Bonus: 15th Century
What is a dictatorship?
Bonus: Name all 6 characteristics of a dictatorship Double your entire score if you get all 6
A type of government where one person has all the power and citizens have limited rights and liberties.
1. Proclamation of a state of emergency
2. Suspension of elections and civil liberties
3.Rule by decree
4.Repression of political opponents
5.Not abiding by the rule of law
6. Cult of personality
Define sovereignty
The power to make and enforce laws without having to check with any higher authority
Supreme power!
Name the 3 regions that we studied
North America
Central America
South America
How did the Inca adapt to their physical environment?
Bonus: How did the Aztec adapt to their physical environment?
Inca: Built roads and bridges to move around and their buildings were not 'glued' together
Aztec: Built chinampas (islands) on the lake to expand
What motivated early explorers and conquistadors?
GGG
God, gold & glory
Name 2 types of governments (not including any previously said) and their characteristics
Monarchy - Ruled by a king/queen/emperor/sultan etc
Oligarchy - Ruled by a small group of people
Junta - An oligarchy ruled by the military
Theocracy - Ruled by religion
Autocracy - Ruled by one person
What are the 4 roles of government?
1. Keep Order
2. Make Laws
3. Protect the country
4. Help citizens
Give an example of an absolute and a relative location
Absolute: 39°N, 106°W
Relative: By the black table in front of the 6th grade entrance
What was so special about Maya math?
Bonus: Do the math problem on the board
They invented the concept of zero in the Americas!
What were some of the consequences/results of colonization and the Colombian Exchange
Genocide and slavery of indigenous people
Connected the "old world" and the "new world"
Movement of food, animals, disease, beliefs, ideas, technology and people between the new and old world
The country of Afghanistan is ruled by a group known as the Taliban. All positions of power within this government are taken by Taliban members who create laws based on the religion of Islam. Additionally, the Taliban have put in place laws that severely restrict the basic rights of citizens, especially women and girls. What sort of government/s does Afghanistan have?
Oligarchy, Theocracy & Autocracy/Dictatorship
What is a synonym for 'State' in social studies?
Bonus: What are the 4 things needed in order to be considered a State?
A country
Bonus: Population, territory, sovereignty and a government
A state is a body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws, and with an organization to do this.
Define Geography
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
What led to the fall of the Aztec and the Inca?
1. Disease (Smallpox)
2. Spanish military technology
3. Betrayal (uprising of other indigenous people (Aztec), civil war (Inca))
A treaty between Spain and Portugal where the Pope drew a line on a map and gave any new land discovered west of that line to Spain and any new land east of that line to Portugal
What are the 3 questions every economic system asks and answers?
What to produce, how to produce it and who to produce it for
What does GDP tell us?
Bonus: what does GDP stand for?
The total value of a countries economy
Bonus: Gross Domestic Product