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COMMUNITIES
VOCABULARY
CAUSE AND EFFECT
DECADES
PEOPLE
100
Sylvania was founded by ________________________
Judge William Wilson
100
What happened to Mrs. Sabin's daughter the other day?
She got a job!!!!!
100
Who recently graduated in Mrs. Swint's family?
Paige
100
What makes something happen is the __________________
cause
100
An __________________ is what happens after a cause.
effect
200
The word Sylvania means _________________
trees
200
What are some Sumerian inventions that are still important today?
The wheel and writing
200
A republic mean _______________________________
citizens will vote for leaders
200
If something is 54 years old, how many decades is this?
5 decades
200
Mali is no longer a powerful trading center because ____________________________
modern shipping routes do not go through Mali
300
The world's first cities were in a part of Mesopotamia called _______________________
Sumer
300
A story of the past that is spoken rather than written is _______________________
oral history
300
The Jamestown Colony was a settlement in the Americas built by ___________________________
Europeans
300
The main crop in the Virginia Colony was _______________________________
tobacco
300
The ancient Chinese were responsible for the invention of ______________________
paper and printing
400
A burial place for a dead king or queen of ancient Egypt ______________________
pyramid
400
The time we live in today is called _________________
modern
400
In 1900, change happened in Galveston, Texas, because of ___________________________
hurricane
400
What is 1000 years called?
millenium
400
The name of your community might tell you _________________________________
the name of the person who founded the community
500
Changes in a community may take place over a decade, which is how many years?
10 years
500
All the land and people under the control of a powerful nation is an ___________________
empire
500
In the 1860's, towns near gold and silver mines grew quickly. When the gold and silver ran out, these towns became _______________________
ghost towns
500
What is 100 years called?
a century
500
An object used by people in the past that might help you learn about the history of your community is _____________
an artifact