Geography
Historical Thinking Skills
Famine in Ethiopia
Human Rights
Vocabulary
100

How many continents and oceans are there?

There are 7 continents and 5 oceans.

100
Name the four historical thinking skills.

Sourcing, Contextualization, Corroboration, Close Reading

100

What continent is Ethiopia located in?

Africa
100

What are human rights?

Rights that all people deserve

100

What is a drought?

When there is no food

200

Name the continents and oceans.

Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctic and Oceania


Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic.

200

With which historical thinking skill do you put yourself in the author's shoes?

Contextualization

200

What was the name of the government organization that was in charge of Ethiopia during the famine?

The Derg

200

Name one reason someone's Human Rights can be taken away from them.

Committing a crime

200

What is an insurgent?

Someone who is against the government

300

What is the name of the continent that includes Australia?

Oceania

300

What is the goal of sourcing?

To determine if the source is reliable

300

Name one way the government allowed the famine to worsen.

Increasing taxes

Blocking medical aid

Prioritizing military needs over civilians

Rejecting food truce

300

Who works to ensure that people all over the world has human rights?

United Nations

300

What is the United Nations?

government organization, whose goal is to maintain international peace and security

400

What are the countries called in between North America and South America?

Central America

400

What two things do you do when you corroborate?

Compare and Contrast

400

Why did the Derg allow the famine to worsen?

To weaken insurgents.

400

What was the name of the first document that outlined human rights?

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
400

What does annexed mean?

unlawfully added territory to a country

500

Which of the four oceans is the largest?

Pacific

500

What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?

Primary Sources are created by people who actually witnessed the event, while secondary sources are not. 

500
What political beliefs did the Derg follow?

Communist

500

Name one right from the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. 

The First Amendment protects five fundamental rights: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government.

500

What is another word for insurgent that was mentioned in the DBQ?

Sessionist