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18 Cards in this Set
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History
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the record of activities and events in the lives of all the people who have ever lived
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artifacts
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objects made by people
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archaeologists
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people who excavate ancient sites
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geography
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the study of a place - the land, climate, natural resources, and the way all these things influence the people
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topography
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land features of a region
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languages
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Hello! Bonjour! Hola!
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religion
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Buddha, Muslims go to a mosque, Christians go to a church
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government
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prime minister, president, king
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economy
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francs, lire, pesos, pounds, dollars
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customs
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4th of July, Cinco de Mayo
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Major Pierre L'Enfant
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planned capital city
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capital
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where the government does its business
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US capital is in
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Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia |
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where the capitol is located is called the
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"Mall"
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George Washington chose
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the site for the capital of the US
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nonwritten sources
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artifacts, fossils, and legends and stories handed down from generation to generation
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primary sources
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accounts writtedn by people who actually lived in the times they wrote about
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secondary sources
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information from people who study the original sources after the events have passed
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