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Chapter 5 SS

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Who was known as "the Father of Railways" after he developed the train engine?   George Stephenson  
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How do inventors make changes to the community?   They come up with new ideas to improve the way people live and work.  
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What do the telegraph and the telephone have in common?   They were both invented to speed up communication.  
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How did Ford's Model T cars change transportation?   They made it possible fore more people to buy cars.  
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Which civilization invented paper and printing?   Ancient China  
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10 years   decade  
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the tools people use every day   technology  
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a government in which citizens choose government leaders who make decisions   republic  
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the times we live in today   modern  
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the right to vote   suffrage  
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a large group of people living in a well-organized way   civilization  
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all the land and people under the control of a powerful nation   empire  
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type of government in which citizens make the decisions   democracy  
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How have inventions changed the way we live?   They make life easier.  
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Who invented the telegraph?   Samuel Morse  
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Who invented one of the first telephones?   Alexander Graham Bell  
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Who invented one of the first cars?   Henry Ford  
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What are some examples of "fast changes" in communities?   Fire, Tornado, Flash Flood  
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What is a primary source?   A source from that time or a person who was really there.  
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What is a secondary source?   A person who was NOT there writes or paints about a time or event.  
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