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SS Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Decade

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10 years

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Century

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100 years

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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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Civil rights

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The rights to be treated equally

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Invention

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Something that is made for the first time

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Ancient

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Happening or existing very long ago

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Modern

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Having to do with the time we live in today

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Civilization

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A large group of people living in a very organized way

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Democracy

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The form of government in which citizens have the right to vote

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Empire

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All of the land and people under the control of a powerful nation

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George Stephenson

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a British engineer and inventor who made the first modern locomotive- train

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William Jenney

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An American architect and engineer who designed the first steel framed skyscraper

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Elisha Otis

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An engineer who designed the first elevator that could safely carry people

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Henry Ford

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The founder of the Ford company he produced the model T which was the first affordable and widely available automobile

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Alexander G Bell

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An American born in Scotland who built a telephone in 1876. The next year he started the first telephone company

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Thomas Edison

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And inventor who along with Lewis Latimer created the electric lightbulb. He also invented the phonograph the movie camera in the microphone

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Susan B. Anthony

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A leader in the women’s rights movement who worked alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton to earn women the right to vote

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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An American minister and civil rights leader who work to change unfair laws. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964

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Mohandas Gandhi

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An Indian leader who used peaceful tactics to change India into a free country

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Ancient Mesopotamia

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Wheels

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Ancient Egypt

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Ramps

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Ancient China

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Paper

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Ancient Greece

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The worlds first democracy

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Ancient Mali

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Trade center

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Why did inventions change people’s lives

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Two examples of an invention and why it changed a persons life.

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