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The 5 basic concepts throughout our curriculum

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Geography 
History
Civics and government 
Culture 
Economics
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5 concepts of geography

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Location
H.E Interaction 
Movement 
Region
Place
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Location

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Exact ( longitude/latitude )

Relative - in relation to another place

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H.E Interaction

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Between people and their environment

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Movement

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People
Goods
Ideas

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Region

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Section of the world with similar features

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Place

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Climate
People
Forms

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History

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A continuous account of past events relating to a particular ppl,country,period or person. Usually written chronologically

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Every event can be viewed as

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A cause and an affect

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What has always driven history

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Economics and religion

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Civics

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The study of rights/duties and privileges of citizens

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Government

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Rule or authority over a country,state,district or the person or persons who rule

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What are the most fundamental functions of government

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Protection and promotion

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What are government expected to do for threats

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Protect the citizens from internal and external threats

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What is the government supposed to promote

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The common good and the individual good

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Culture

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A way of life of a group of people which includes their traditions customs beliefs and values

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Can culture change over time

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Yes

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Can cultures have subcultures

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Yes

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What are two strong factors in the shaping of culture

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Language and religion

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What are the 3 basic activities of every economy

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Produce,distribute and consume

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Are all people consumers by nature

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Yes

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Human labor is required to produce and distribute what

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Goods and services

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There is a big difference between what in a society

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Wants and needs

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Inflation

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When the money becomes worthless in a society

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Anthropologist

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Scientists who focus on human society and they study how humans developed and how they relate to each other

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Archaeologist

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They look for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might have been

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Natural resources

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Materials produced by nature

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Goods

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When human labor is applied to a natural resource

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Human Resources

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The human beings whose labor is used in any part of the production or distribution

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When did history begin

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5,500 years ago when ppl began to write

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Who collects evidence from the past

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Archaeologists

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Artifacts

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Tools and weapons made by human

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Fossils

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Preserved remains of plants and animals

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Paleolithic ages lasted from

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2.5 years to 10,000 years

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Neolithic age lasted from

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7000 to 4000 years

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Hominids

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Humans and human like creatures that walk upright

4 million years ago about

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Nomads

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ppl who move from place to place in groups

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How did the humans survive in the Paleolithic age

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They would hunt and gather food and supplies

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What did they hunt with

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They first used clubs and then eventually used spears,bows and arrows and traps

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Major finds of early humans found in

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Kenya
Ethiopia
Tanzania
South Africa

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Lucy is short for

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Australopithecus aferensis

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When and who found Lucy

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1974 and by Dr. Johansson

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How tall was Lucy

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3.5 to 5 feet tall

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How old is Lucy

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3.2 million years ago

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Is Lucy bipedal

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Yes

46
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Ardi is short for

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Ardipithecus ramidus

47
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How old is ardi

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4.4 million years ago

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Is ardi bipedal

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Yes

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What did early humans discover in the Paleolithic age

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Fire

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What was the advantage of fire

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Light
Protection
Warmth
Cooking

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What did they develop

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Spoken language ( communication )

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Why was spoken language or communication an advantage

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They could warn others
Work together and pass on knowledge
1st artwork appeared as animals

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Inventions and improvements of tools like

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Spears
Fishing hooks
Hand axes
Needles

54
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Ice age

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100,000-8,000 bc

Long periods of extreme cold when ice sheets covered parts of Asia Europe and North America

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What did they do in the Neolithic period

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Ppl began to domesticate plants and animals for human use (animals used for food and wool)

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Farming revolution (most important event in human history)

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Ppl began to stay in one place and grow food so farming replaced hunting and gathering

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Wher were the the earliest known communities

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Middle East

58
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What are 2 old communities

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Jericho 8000 bc Israel Jordan

Catal huyuk 6,700 bc turkey

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What are the benefits of farming and living in villages

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Healthier and larger populations

Bigger crops

Ppl could specialize

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When and where was Otzi found

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1991 and 10,500 feet on the border of Austria and Italy

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When did he die

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5,500 years ago

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What was otzi wearing

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3 layers of furs and grass
Well lined shoes
A belt
Jacket and capes

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What did he have with him

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Copper axe
14 arrows
A dagger

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When and what was otzi’s last meal

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8 hours before he died

Unleavened bread herb and meat

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How did he die

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An arrow was in his shoulder so it was like an armed struggle

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Once what is applied to a natural resource it is now a good

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Human labor

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What was the first metal to make tools

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Copper

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Specialization

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When different types of jobs are developed

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During the Paleolithic age and Neolithic age tools were usually made with

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Stone

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In which period of the Stone Age did the farming revolution happen in

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Neolithic

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What is the worlds oldest community

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Jericho

72
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Which item found with otzi tells us mostly about him

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Hand axe

73
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Which continent did scientist find the most evidence on early humans

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Africa

74
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During the paleolithic age humans did what to survive

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Hunt and gather

75
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Surpluss

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Over supply

76
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How is bronze made

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Combining tin and copper

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