Social Studies
Chapter 8 Celebrating our Communities
Test Date: 5/15
1. Stories that are only spoken are called oral histories.
2. Ancestors are relatives who lived long ago.
3. A symbol is a picture that stands for an idea.
4. Recreation is a way of enjoying yourself.
5. A landmark is a building or structure that is important to a culture.
6. Jamestown, Virginia was settled by the English.
7. Shelters in warm climate are built in shaded areas with powerful air conditioners.
8. African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa to honor important values.
9The Japanese culture influenced the city of Seattle by building a garden full of cherry trees.
10. On October 2nd people in India celebrate Mohandas Gandhi’s birthday.
11. In India, people celebrate their independence from Britain on August 15th.
12. Hula dancing has been important to the culture of Hawaii.
13. In South Dakota artist are carving the image of Crazy horse into a mountain.
14. The English settlers taught the Native Americans to use tools that the settlers had brought with them.
15. The European group that settled Louisiana was the French.
16. We honor Dr. King because he was a very important African American civil rights leader. He peacefully fought for African Americans to have the same rights as other Americans.
17. Francis Scott Key wrote the Star - Spangled Banner because he was inspired by the American flag flying over an American fort that the British were attacking. He was proud that the Americans were not giving up.
18. Two examples of harvest celebrations are Thanksgiving and the Japanese Rice harvest.