Social Sciences
Sources and Scientific Method
Culture Areas
Terms to Know
Ancient Civilizations
100
Study of past events
What is History
100
Firsthand accoutn of an event
What is a primary source
100
Early Americans crossed this when they came over from Asia to North America
What is a land bridge
100
Picture writing that translates into phrases or statements.
What is Hieroglyphics
100
Located in the Andes Mountains, the Incas created these to grow their crops
What are terrace farms
200
Study of the Earth and its features
What is Geography
200
A secondary account of an event
What is a secondary source
200
Used igloos for shelter, kayaked and collected driftwood
What are the Inuits
200
The belief in more than 1 God.
What is Polytheism/Polytheistic
200
Earliest known American civilization
What are the Olmecs
300
Study of government
What is Political Science
300
First step in the Scientific Method
What is Hypothesis
300
This culture area used buffalo for numerous benefits such as tepees and food
What are the Native Americans of the Great Plains
300
An example of this would be an Emperor at the top, a Middle Class and Slaves/Peasants at the bottom
What is a Social Class System
300
Their achievements included a 365 day calendar and they also developed advances in Math (i.e. the concept of zero)
What are the Mayas
400
Study of production, distribution and consumption of goods (resources)
What is Economics
400
Who uses the scientifict method?
What are social scientists or historians
400
Alliance between the 5 great nations of this present-day NY tribe
What is the League of the Iroquois
400
An advanced culture is known as what?
What is a Civilization
400
Two examples in which the Aztecs adapted to their enviornment in order to survive were what?
What is build causeways/roadways and drawbridges and create floating gardens
500
Systematic recovery and study of material evidence from past cultures
What is Archaeology
500
Recovery and study of material evidence from past cultures
What is Archaeology
500
Because it was so dry with a desert-like climate, these were created in order for crops to grow here
What are irrigation systems
500
Archaeologist studied these
What are artifacts
500
What was the Emperor of the Incan civilization known as?
What is the Sapa Inca
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