1. “No one writes an account of history without some bias.”
August 26—Please turn in your HW letters of introduction to the basket in the front.
Warmup:
Respond to this:
“No one writes an account of history without some bias.”
What does this mean? Why do you think they are saying this Do you agree? Why/why not?

2. Social Studies Vocabulary
August 26
Social Studies Vocabulary
The following vocabulary words are essential to
understanding social studies. Copy the chart below
and fill this in as we discuss the words. You will be
quizzed on these next Thursday.
HW: Write a good sentence with each of the words. You should have 18 sentences.
TERM
DEFINITION
Culture

3. CULTURE -a people’s way of life including their tools, food, language,
Definition:
-a people’s way of life
including their
tools, food, language,
religious beliefs and
government.

4. HISTORY a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events
Definition:
a branch of
knowledge
that records and
explains past events 

5. GOVERNMENT A group of people who have the power to make
Definition:
A group of people who
have the power to make
And enforce laws for a
Country or area

6. POLITICS
Definition:
The activities involved in getting and using power in public life, and being able to influence decisions to affect a country or a society

7. ECONOMY
Definition:
The relationship between production, trade, and the supply of money or wealth

8. SOCIETY an organized group of persons associated
together for religious,
benevolent, cultural, 
scientific, political, 
patriotic, or other purposes.

9. GEOGRAPHY
Definition:
the study of all the physical features of the Earth’s surface, including climate, plant, animal and human life.

10. What fits into these categories?
In your notebook create a sideways chart like the one below. Then, place the lists of words under the correct category.
History
Government
Politics
Economy
Society
Geography
Now, using the lists of words below, put them under the correct category.
Congress Atlantic Ocean 9/11
Candidate education elections
Capitalism Cape Fear River trade
World War II democracy Poverty

11. What fits into these categories?
History
Government
Politics
Economy
Society
Geography
9/11
World War II
Congress
democracy
Candidate
elections
trade
Capitalism
Education
Poverty
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Fear River

12. ARTIFACTS
an object that has been intentionally made or produced for a certain purpose

13. PRIMARY SOURCES Sources of information that are created at the
Definition:
Sources of information
that are created at the
time of the event
(diary, journal, etc.) are called primary sources.

14. SECONDARY SOURCES
An interpretation of one or more primary sources

15. What kind of source is it?
Create a chart in your notebook. Below each category, decide the type of source the examples might be.
Textbook documentary movie
Newspaper article Roman gold coin
Receipt from Target birth certificate
Pictures wikipedia
Youtube video Indian arrowhead
Gatorade bottle diary
biography
Artifact
Primary Source
Secondary Source

16. What kind of source is it?
Artifact
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Receipt from Target
Roman gold coin
Pictures
Indian arrowhead
Gatorade bottle
Newspaper article
Youtube video
birth certificate
Diary
Textbook
documentary movie
Wikipedia
biography

17. MIGRATION
Definition:
Movement from
one place to
another

18. URBAN/RURAL
Definition:
Urban-city
Rural-outside
the city

19. INDUSTRIAL
Pertaining to industry and manufacturing

20. AGRARIAN
Pertaining to farming

21. HUMAN RIGHTS
Definition:
Human rights are rights essential to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status.

22. CIVIL RIGHTS rights given people by law and governments
Definition:
rights given people by law and governments
(freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press, etc. )

23. IMPACT and SIGNIFICANCE
Definition:
The effect or importance of events or people on others is the impact or significance.

24. MOTIVE
Definition:
the reason for doing something, or behaving in a particular way
?why?