Social Studies Chapter 1 Test

Front 1

periods of time that are extremely cold

Back 1

Ice Age

Front 2

huge sheets of ice

Back 2

glaciers

Front 3

to spend most of ones time doing one kind of job

Back 3

specialize

Front 4

a culture that has complex systems of government, education, religion, and often many people living in cities

Back 4

civilization

Front 5

objects such as a tool or weapon made by people in the past

Back 5

artifact

Front 6

a method of supplying dry land with water through a series of ditches or pipes

Back 6

irrigation

Front 7

a large area where different people are controlled by one ruler or government

Back 7

empire

Front 8

the practice of one person forcing another person to work without freedom or pay

Back 8

slavery

Front 9

a diagram showing the order in which events took place

Back 9

time line

Front 10

a period of 100 years

Back 10

century

Front 11

a period of 10 years

Back 11

decade

Front 12

"anno domini' latin for "in the of the Lord." Used before a numeral to indicate a year occurring since the birth of Jesus Christ

Back 12

A.D.

Front 13

"before Christ." Used to indicate a year occurring before the birth of Jesus Christ

Back 13

B.C.

Front 14

a drawing that stands for real things

Back 14

map symbols

Front 15

tells what symbols on a map stand for/mean

Back 15

map key

Front 16

small map set into the main map. shows location of a place

Back 16

locater

Front 17

shows relationship between distances on a map and real distances

Back 17

map scale

Front 18

when time lines begin and end

Back 18

time span

Front 19

What are the two types of location and what do they mean?

Back 19

absolute: exact
relative: not exact

Front 20

Where did the Aztec build the Tenochtitlan?

Back 20

They settled around Lake Texcoco and that's where it's built.