Flashcards › 5th Grade Social Studies

To modify something so that it fits a new purpose Adapt Dried mud-bricks Adobe A specific group of people joined together to learn a specific subject or series of subjects Class An organization of people who share a common interest Club The process of establishing new communities with official ties to another country Colonization A local neighborhood or a group of people in a general location Community The process of coming to an agreement about something by both sides in the conflict making concessions Compromise When two or more parties have opposing opinions on some matter Conflict The process of two people or groups putting their differences aside and working together toward a common goal Cooperation Specific ideas held by members of a culture, which may or may not be unique to the particular culture, but help to define who the people are and what they hold dear Cultural Beliefs An establishment or organization siginificant to a particular culture Cultural Institution The set of customary beliefs, values, behaviors, and social forms passed down from one generation to another in society Culture A long-established practice common to the members of a culture Custom A certain period of time Era A person that traveled to new lands in order to identify resources, plot routes, and report back to the governments that sent him Explorer Family beyond the immediate family, including relatives such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins Extended Family Land that can sustain plant growth Fertile Land A type of diagram used to compare information or data and how it changes Graph The study of evets that happened in the past History A day set aside for a specific cultural observance Holiday Those traits associated with a location based on the culture of the people that live in that area Human Characteristics A sense of diligence and accomplishment Industry The belief that it was the destiny of the United States to expand from coast to coast Manifest Destiny Sometimes called American Indians, the aboriginal peoples that lived in North America before its "discovery" by the Europeans Native Americans One's group of friends Peer Group A person's personal outlook and opinion about something Perspective The number of people living in a country or region Population A preconceived judgement or opinion about someone or something Prejudice Maintained in its natural state Preserved Land that is kept safe by some form of authority Protected Land An organization dedicated to educating people School 1/60th of a minute Second Something that talks about history but did not actually have anything to do with the actual historical events Secondary Source A community organized by settlers Settlement A person who moved to a new region to establish residence Settler An organization in which people join together to serve some purpose Social Group An unproven or false belief about some aspect of a group of people, which is applied to the entire group Stereotype A group of people associated for a particular purpose, such as playing a sport Team These are key vocabulary words which you will need to know. They will be studied and introduced throughout the year. The more information that you know about these terms and topics the better!!!