Social Studies 6th grade Flashcards
5 major world religions
Christianity,Judaism,Buddhism,Islam,Hinduism
Belief in more than one god
polytheism
Belief in one god
monotheism
0 degrees latitude
Equator
0 degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
A deposit of soil that collects at the mouth of a river
Delta
A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait
Land surrounded on three sides by water
Peninsula
A professional writer in ancient times
scribe
Ancient Egyptians system of writing
Hieroglyphics
What two city states were rivals in Ancient Greece?
Sparta and Athens
The leader who spread the Greek Civilization throughout Persia to India
Alexander the Great
4 causes of the fall of Rome
barbarian invasions,lack of work ethic,poor leaders,high taxes
3 rights given to Englishmen by the Magna Carta
kings must obey the law, no taxes without representation,no imprisonment without a trial
The interdependent social, political, and economic system of the Middle Ages
Feudalism
A government ruled by a king or queen
monarchy
A rebirth of learning in arts and sciences
Renaissance
A priest who wanted to improve the church he left and started the Protestant movement
Martin Luther
The belief that god picks kings and they can do as they please
Divine Right
The French leader who united France after the revolution and created an empire
Napoleon
what was the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a change in the way goods were made from home to factory started in England
some changes in farming during the 1700’s
use of the iron plow,draining marshland to create farmland,dividing the land into sections and let one lie fallow
types of weapons used during World War 1
Tanks,Machine Guns,Airplanes,Subs,Trenches,Poison Gas
what did the Treaty of Versailles state?
Germany had to pay money to England and France. Germany had to take blame for the war.
Why did the United States enter World War 2
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
The building of an empire for power,glory, or economic gain.
Imperialism
A type of government in which people vote to select their leaders.
Republic
The way a country meets its needs through money,trade,and jobs.
Economics
The reform of the church which led to a split between Catholics and Protestants
Reformation
People who kill wild animals and collect plants for food.
Hunters and Gatherers
