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Social Studies ch. 7

Harcourt Horizons Third Grade Social Studies

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literature The stories and poems that people use to share their ideas.
myth Uses the actions of gods and goddesses to explain why something in nature is the way it is.
tall tale Uses humorous exaggeration to explain how something came to be the way it is.
character traits A quality a person shows, such as strength, courage, or humor.
legend A tale that may have started as a true story about a real person or event. However, as it was repeated over time, details were added that did not really happen.
fact Statements that can be proven.
fiction A story that is made up.
disease An illness or other condition that harms a living thing.
vaccine Medicine that could keep people from getting a disease.
monument Something created to honor and remember a person or event.
sculpture A piece of art carved from stone or made from metal or other materials.
memorial Something that keeps a memory alive. It may be a monument, or it may be something different, such as an event.
cutaway diagram Shows the outside and inside of an object at the same time.
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