Mid Term Review #2

Question 1

Technology tends to

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speed up cultural diffusion

Question 2

Managing money is essential because

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money is a scarce resource

Question 3

Information that comes directly from a person who experienced an event.

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Primary source

Question 4

A timeline is a tool that historians often use as a way organizing events according to

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chronology

Question 5

The study of humankind in all its aspects, especially development and culture is called

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Anthropology

Question 6

A system of worship and belief, including belief about the nature of a god or gods.

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religion

Question 7

An article about a historical event that took place 200 years earlier is an example of a

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secondary source

Question 8

Common cultural traits that are shared by most people in a particular society.

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norms

Question 9

Type of economy in which the central government makes all the decisions.

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command economy

Question 10

The spread of cultural traits from one culture to another is called

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Cultural diffusion

Question 11

The collection of beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a nation or group of people.

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culture

Question 12

The terms history and prehistory are examples of how historians today

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organize time

Question 13

A biography is a

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secondary source

Question 14

Which part of a map tells you where North, South, East, West are?

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the compass rose

Question 15

The removal of trade barriers, such as tariffs.

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free trade

Question 16

A diary is a

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primary source

Question 17

The spread of Islam illustrates the process of cultural diffusion through

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trade

Question 18

In Economics, ______refers to the cost of what you give up when you choose to take some action.

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Opportunity Cost

Question 19

A mixed economy, which is most common combines aspects of

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command, traditional, and market economies

Question 20

A list of events in the order in which they occurred is called a

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Chronology

Question 21

In ancient times, cultures that lacked the ability to write

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developed more slowly

Question 22

A _______offers a visual representation of information from the past.

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historical map

Question 23

Who is most likely to study the oral traditions of a society?

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an anthropologist

Question 24

Which of the following is not one of the four parts of Social Studies?

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Sociology

Question 25

Which of the following are part of the 5 themes of Geography?

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location, place, movement, region,human env. interaction

Mid Term Review #2

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Mid Term Review #2

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