Social Studies Vocabulary
A late winter holiday celebrated by the Cajuns.
What is Mardi Gras?
a person, place, or thing.
Noun
The student studied hard for her test.
"student" is what type of noun?
Common Noun
Sir Francis Drake was knighted for
circumnavigating the globe
to rebel against the captain of the ship
mutiny
declared ownership or control over an area of land.
What is claim?
names any person, place, or thing.
common noun
The student from Cherokee Elementary School lost his book.
What are the nouns and what type are they? (common and/or proper)
student (common)
Cherokee Elementary School (proper)
book (common)
Because French settlers thought the New World was cold and snowy like Canada_____
They would not colonize in the New World.
The new building was finished in three years.
Is years abstract or concrete?
abstract
The father of New France.
Who is Champlain?
Noun that names a person, place, or thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or felt.
Concrete Noun
The materials must be turned in by the end of October.
What are the nouns? What type of nouns are they?
materials (common)
October (proper)
______ was left by his crew adrift in the Hudson Bay
Who is Henry Hudson?
Drake and his men were called "sea dogs."
In North America, a magnetic compass _____
Points to magnetic north
Names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
Proper Noun
My grandmother had many memories from her childhood.
What are the nouns? What type of nouns are they?
(abstract/concrete)
grandmother (concrete)
memories and childhood (abstract
Who explored the Mississippi River?
Who is LaSalle
Using my imagination, I can picture what the new house looks like.
imagination (abstract)
house (concrete)
He explored North America close to the time period of Columbus.
Who is John Cabot?
A thought or idea. Cannot see, hear, feel, tase, or smell.
Abstract Noun.
My brother and sister like watching the Polar Bears swim at the Memphis Zoo.
What are the nouns? What type of nouns are they?
brother (common)
sister (common)
Polar Bears (proper)
Memphis Zoo (proper)
Magellan's crew discovered the need for an international dateline when ______
their ship's log was one day off when they returned from their voyage.
Montreal failed because ____
1. Cold Weather
2. Poor Preparation
3. Lack of food/supplies
4. No relationship with Native people