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Social Studies Review

Social Studies Review. Ancient Greece, Biographies, Geography. Greek Architecture. Architecture is the style of buildings. Parthenon is Ancient Greek Building that many US buildings are modeled after US Supreme Court Building, White House, Capitol. Greek Democracy.

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Social Studies Review

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  1. Social Studies Review Ancient Greece, Biographies, Geography

  2. Greek Architecture • Architecture is the style of buildings. • Parthenon is Ancient Greek Building that many US buildings are modeled after • US Supreme Court Building, White House, Capitol

  3. Greek Democracy • Greeks had Direct Democracy—every free MAN could vote directly for every law. • United States has Representative Democracy—we elect Senators and Representatives to vote for laws for us. Two senators from each state and representatives by population.

  4. THREE BRANCHES • The three branches of government: • Executive—president—enforce laws • Legislature—Congress—make laws • Senate and House of Representatives • Judicial—Supreme Court—interprets laws

  5. Biographies—Study of Our People in History Paul Revere, Frederick Douglas, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McCleod Bethune, FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, LBJ, Cezar Chavez

  6. Paul Revere • Along with William (Billy) Dawes, warned the people of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts that the British soldiers were coming.

  7. Paul Revere (cont) • Paul Revere was a silversmith—he made beautiful silver objects • Paul Revere was a member of the Sons of Liberty—the group that threw tea into Boston Harbor

  8. Frederick Douglass • Frederick Douglass was once a slave. • He escaped to New York wearing a sailor suit. • He was an abolitionist—wanted to free all slaves.

  9. Frederick Douglass (cont) • The North Star was a newspaper he started to further his abolitionist cause. North Star was what slaves followed on Underground Railroad.

  10. Mary McCleod Bethune • Educator—Started first school in US for young black women • Bethune-Cookman University—her school is now a university in Daytona Beach, Florida.

  11. Mary McCleod Bethune (cont) • This is her first school in Florida.

  12. Susan B. Anthony • Worked for Women’s Right to Vote • Also called Suffrage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T99V6s25J94

  13. Susan B. Anthony (cont) • Was an abolitionist like Frederick Douglass (they were friends). • Died before women got the right to vote in 1920. (19th Amendment) • Dollar was made with her picture.

  14. Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Also called FDR. • Only president elected for FOUR terms. • Programs were called the NEW DEAL. (also called Alphabet Soup) • CCC—provided jobs--built parks • WPA—built • TVA—electricity in rural areas

  15. FDR (cont) • President during Great Depression—stock market failed—banks failed • 30% of US population out of work (unemployment) • President during World War II

  16. Eleanor Roosevelt • Married to FDR • First lady—wife of president • First one to help American people • Helped poor, homeless, • Out of work

  17. Thurgood Marshall • Lawyer who argued Brown versus Board of Education • First African American Supreme Court Justice—highest court in land

  18. Lyndon Baines Johnson • Also called LBJ—became president when John F. Kennedy was shot • Was Senator and Vice President • Voting Rights Act of 1964—made poll taxes illegal and made it illegal to discriminate during elections • Civil Rights Act of 1965—Made discrimination against people of color in jobs, in recreation, etc. illegal.

  19. LBJ (cont) • Diligence—faced with people who did not want African Americans to have voting rights and civil rights, he kept working until the laws were passed • Justice—he worked for justice for all people

  20. Cesar Chavez • Wanted rights for migrant farm workers • Migrant means moving from place to place

  21. Cesar Chavez (cont) • Started the UFW (United Farm Workers) • Boycotted grapes and lettuce—asked everyone to stop buying them • Marched in peaceful protest—followed Ghandi and MLK

  22. Geography • Longitude • Latitude • Hemisphere—earth divided in half • Prime Meridian—line of longitude that divides earth between eastern and western hemisphere • Equator—line of latitude that divides earth between northern and southern hemisphere

  23. Rivers and Mountain Ranges • Mississippi River • Hudson River • Ohio River • Rio Grande River

  24. Rivers and Mountain Ranges (cont) • Appalachian Mountains • Rocky Mountains http://www.yourchildlearns.com/usa-features-map-puzzle.htm

  25. Economics • Supply and Demand • Trade and Barter • Opportunity Cost

  26. ECONOMICS (CONT) • Opportunity cost—when you have to choose between two things you really want

  27. Economics (cont) • Consumer—person who buys a product or service • Producer—person who makes or sells a good or service • Goods—things you buy (stuff) • Services—things people do • for you—barber, teacher

  28. Economics (cont) • Scarcity—when there is not enough of something, makes the prices go up—like “Tickle Me Elmo.” • Assembly Line—when factories put products together one piece at a time; one person, one piece.

  29. Economics (cont) • Natural resources—things that come from nature • Renewable—trees • Nonrenewable—oil • Capital resources—buildings, bridges • Human resources--PEOPLE

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