Chapter 5 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Century
One hundred years.
Decade
Ten years.
Millennium
1,000 years.
Continuity
Continuing without change.
Time line
A drawing that shows when and in what order events took place.
Vote
A choice that gets counted.
Right
A freedom
Invention
Something that is made for the first time.
Engineer
A person who designs how to build and make things.
Suffrage
The right to vote.
Slogans
A short phrase used to deliver a message.
Civil rights
Rights that give everyone equal treatment under the law.
Equality
Equal treatment
Primary source
A record of an event made by someone who saw or took part in the event.
Secondary source
A record of an event made by a person who was not present at an event.
Technology
All of the tools people can use everyday.
Assembly line
A process to make a product in which each person adds one part as the product passes on a moving belt.
Flowchart
A drawing that shows how to do something or how something works.
Ancient
Happening or existing very long ago.
Civilization
A large group of people living in a very organized way.
Modern
Having to do with the time we live in today.
Democracy
The form of government in which citizens have the right to vote.
Republic
A type of government where citizens vote for leaders to make make decisions for them.
Empire
All of the land and people under the control of a powerful nation.
