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S.S. For Final Exam
Sixth Grade S.S. Study Stack
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture | the way of life of a group of people at a particular time including daily habits, beliefs, and arts |
| Primary versus secondary source | a firsthand account from someone who was actually there; Ex: a diary (primary) report of something that happened but not from someone who was there; Ex: a news article (secondary) |
| Artifacts | objects made by someone in the past; these are studied by archeologists to learn new information about people from both prehistory and history (Ex: Otxi's bronze bow; an Apple 6s) |
| Architecture | how buildings are planned and made |
| Legacies | something handed down from the past |
| Civilization | a culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning, and government |
| Technology | the use of skills and tools to meet practical human needs |
| Prehistory versus history | pre-written language form of communication (Ex: cave art; shows how people lived... History is the period of written communication |
| Specialization | training to do a particular kind of work |
| Domestication | the training or use of animals in ways that are useful to humans (Ex: raising sheep) |