Unit 1 Social Studies Vocabulary

Mrs. Marcuse’s Class

Index

An index is located in the back of a non-fiction text. It gives

definitions of important words.

ArchaeologyBy: Megan Miller and Justin Prindle

Archaeology is the study of historic and prehistoric cultures, artifacts, etc.

ArchaeologyArchaeologyBy Megan Miller and Justin By Megan Miller and Justin

PrindlePrindle

Archaeology is the study of Archaeology is the study of historic and prehistoric cultures, historic and prehistoric cultures,

artifacts, etc.artifacts, etc.

Artifactby: Megan Roosz and Lindsay

Webera handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.

Bordering StatesBy: Emily Westrich

Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky

Capital City

Columbus is in Ohio,

It is our state capital.

By: Jesse and Camy

Cultural practices by Ryan and Mckenna

Cultural practices is what others culturals do like dance.

CULTURAL PRODUCTS

BY: NATHAN

THINGS THAT A GROUP OF PEOPLE MAKE, SUCH AS: TOOLS, CARS, CHAIRS.

HISTORICHISTORIC By: Cassidy McColl and By: Cassidy McColl and

Ryan McCurryRyan McCurry

WELL-KNOWN OR IMPORTANT WELL-KNOWN OR IMPORTANT IN HISTORYIN HISTORY

Linear ScaleLinear Scale

By: Sohan Sahu and Lilly SaundersBy: Sohan Sahu and Lilly SaundersA linear scale is something used to measure the A linear scale is something used to measure the distance from one place to another.distance from one place to another.

Major Cities

Major cities are more important then regular cities, people remember major

cities more then regular ones [ex. Akron Cleveland] By:Max

PrehistoricPrehistoricBy: JoeyBy: Joey

A living thing that A living thing that livedlived

a long time ago.a long time ago.

Primary sourcePrimary sourceBy: Maddy Hillard, Alana By: Maddy Hillard, Alana

FarandaFarandaa firsthand or eyewitness a firsthand or eyewitness

account of an event account of an event