VOCAB.
HISTORY
COMPETENCIES
REVIEW OF US HISTORY
THEMES OF HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY!
100

This vocab./key term refers to the field of study involving domains of history, society and culture.

WHAT IS SOCIAL STUDIES?

100

These are the two types of resources we use to study history.

WHAT ARE PRIMARY SOURCES? SECONDARY SOURCES?

100

This term refers to a statement that can be proven objectively true.  This other term is a person's perspective or individual ideas.

WHAT IS A FACT AND OPINION?

100

This is the name for the first permanent English settlement in America.  Include the founders name too.

WHAT IS JAMESTOWN?

WHO IS JOHN SMITH?

100

This theme of US History focuses on  formation of American and national characteristics.

WHAT IS IDENTITY?

100

Name the following states depicted here. 


WHAT ARE ... 

1. New York

2. Pennsylvania

3. New Jersey

4. Maryland

5. Delaware

200

This vocab./key term refers to the study of the institutional body of a country or nation with rules and the study of power systems and groups in that country.

WHAT IS GOVERNMENT? 

WHAT IS POLITICS?

200
Herodotus was most interested in battle between which two civilizations?

WHO ARE THE PERSIANS AND GREEKS?

200

These are the meanings for time reference on timelines.

1. BC

2. AD

WHAT IS ... ?

1. BEFORE CHRIST?

2. ANNO DOMINI?

200

The American Civil War was fought between these two sides and their respective leaders. (political AND military).

WHAT ARE THE...?

1. UNION - LINCOLN - GRANT

2. CONFEDERACY - DAVIS - LEE

200

This theme of US History focuses on how humans moved, interacted and developed throughout history.

WHAT IS PEOPLING?

200

Name all four territories of the United States. 

1. P_________ R_________

2. G____

3. S_________

4. ___________ _____________

5. ____________ __________ ______________

WHAT IS... ?

1. PUERTO RICO 

2. GUAM

3. SAMOA

4. VIRGIN ISLANDS

5. NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

300

This vocab./key term refers to the study of production, consumption and transfer of wealth.  This other vocab./key term refers to the study of language - its structures and uses.

WHAT IS ECONOMICS?

WHAT IS LINGUISTICS?

300

These are the four eras of history.

1. P________

2. A__________ H_________

3. M_______ A____

4. M__________ E____

WHAT ARE ...?

1. PREHISOTRY?

2. ANCIENT HISTORY?

3. MIDDLE AGES?

4. MODERN ERA?

300

These are the top secondary sources in history used to study the past.

1. BI_________

2. NEWS AR_______

3. BO____

4. E__________

5. RE_______

WHAT ARE ...?

1. BIOGRAPHY?

2. NEWS ARTICLES?

3. BOOKS?

4. ENCYCLOPEDIA?

5. REVIEWS?

300

These are the official wars the US has fought in. (8 Official Declared wars).

WHAT ARE...?

1. REVOLUTION?

2. WAR OF 1812?

3. MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR?

4. CIVIL WAR

5. SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

6. WORLD WAR I

7. WORLD WAR II

8. IRAQ / AFGHANISTAN

300

This theme of US History focuses on how global context in which the US originated and developed.

WHAT IS AMERICA IN THE WORLD?

300

Name the two countries surrounding the US and their respective capitals.

WHAT IS ... ?

1. MEXICO / MEXICO CITY

2. CANADA / OTTOWA

400

This vocab. / key term refers to the study of the mind.  This other vocab. / key term refers to the study of people and culture in groups.

WHAT IS...?

1. PSYCHOLOGY?

2. SOCIOLOGY?

400

These are the four components of history that were important to Herodotus.

1. OPSIS - E____ W______ 

2. AKOE - H__________

3. TALEGOMENA - T___________

4. GNOME - R_________

WHAT ARE ...?

1. EYE WITNESS?

2. HEARSAY?

3. TRADITION?

4. REASON?

400

These are the top primary sources in history used to study the past.

1. DO______

2. LE________

3. DI_____

4. AR________S

5. PH______

WHAT ARE ...?

1. DOCUMENTS?

2. LETTERS?

3. DIARIES?

4. ARTIFACTS?

5. PHOTOS?

400

These are the top ethnic groups in American History (by population/influence).


WHO ARE...?

1. White 

2. Hispanic/Latino

3. African American

4. Asian American

5. Indigenous / Native

400

This theme of history focuses on development of American economies based on agriculture, commerce and manufacturing.  

WHAT IS WORK, EXCHANGE, TECHNOLOGY?

400

Name all of the Great Lakes in America.

WHAT IS / ARE... ?

1. LAKE SUPERIOR 

2. LAKE MICHIGAN

3. LAKE HURON

4. LAKE ERIE

5. LAKE ONTARIO

500

These are the FIVE themes of geography.  

WHAT ARE ... ?

1. LOCATION?

2. PLACE?

3. MOVEMENT?

4. REGION?

5. HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION?

500

Name the following fields of Social Studies with competencies that all AP US History students will have to master. 

1. An__________

2. Ar__________

3. E___________

4. S___________

5. P___________

WHAT ARE ...?

1. ANTHROPOOGY

2. ARCHEOLOGY

3. ECONOMICS?

4. SOCIOLOGY?

5. PHILOSOPHY?

500

US History is relatively new compared to other civilizations/nations.  Name the top most important civilizations in world history.

1. G______

2. R____

3. E_________

4. P________

5. CH__________

6. I__________

7. M___________

What are ...?

1. GREECE ? 2. ROME?

3. EGYPTIANS? 4. PERSIANS?

5. CHINESE? 6. INDUS  7. MESOPOTAMIA?

500

Correctly identify the current and past five presidents.

PRESIDENT-> PREVIOUS

WHO ARE ...?

1. JOE BIDEN?

2. DONALD TRUMP?

3. BARACK OBAMA

4. GEORGE W. BUSH

5. BILL CLINTON?

500

This theme of US History focuses on how morals, ideologies and mores have played roles in shaping the US.

WHAT IS IDEAS, BELIEFS AND CULTURE?

500

What are the top four longest rivers in the US.

WHAT IS ...?

1. MISSOURI

2. MISSISSIPPI

3. YUKON

4. RIO GRANDE

5. 

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