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STUDENT WORKBOOK

Social Studies The World

STUDENT WORKBOOK

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Student workbook

Social Studies

Social Studies

The Social Studies 6 workbook, part of the Bridge to Social Studies series, is a collective work conceived, designed, and created by Ediciones Santillana. Content Director:

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Dear student:

The Social Studies 6 workbook, part of the Bridge to Social Studies series, has been designed with the aim of helping you to develop your social capabilities and your individuality. The workbook is made of fifteen chapters with activities designed according to the topics studied in the textbook. Practice exercises are fun and stimulating, in this way you strengthen your skills and your creativity as you learn. Along with the textbook, workbook activities contribute to learning the basic Social Studies skills through communication, personal development, decision making, group interaction, social action, entrepreneurship, civic education, and time and space concepts. We wish you a successful school year!

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Know Your Workbook Chapter Chapter 1: 1: Studying Studying the the Past Past

Chapter Chapter 1: 1: Studying Studying the the Past Past

7. Complete the table by describing the ways in which we interpret data found via historical investigation. Objective Interpretation

10. Match each discipline with its description.

Subjective Interpretation

a. Which of these forms of historical interpretation provides us with a more impartial picture? Explain.

8. Mark the themes that you consider interesting for historical investigation. a.

My town’s origin

d.

The first computer

b.

The invention of the bicycle

e.

Women in sports

c.

My grandfather’s life

f.

The development of writing

Studies the composition, structure, and origin of the Earth.

a. archeology

Investigates past human cultures through their remains.

b. geology

Deciphers ancient texts and symbols to interpret the information they contain.

c. sigillography

Studies the materials and inscriptions in currencies and medals from different periods.

d. numismatics

Analyzes the seals used throughout time to validate and authenticate documents.

e. paleontology

Studies plant, animal, and living organisms’ fossils that are found in the layers of Earth’s crust.

f.

paleography

11. Identify the auxiliary historical science that would help analyze each finding.

a.

c.

e.

b.

d.

f.

9. Choose one of the themes you marked in the previous activity. Write three questions that may guide the historical investigation on the subject. Theme:

Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:

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Content pages

The activities included in the workbook encourage reading comprehension, reflection, analysis and research. These activities reinforce the content and skills addressed in the text.

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Table of Contents Chapter

Title

1

Studying the Past

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2

Our Planet

16

3

The Continents

24

4

Prehistory

32

5

The First Civilizations

40

6

Other Ancient Civilizations

48

7

The Civilization of Anciente Greece

56

8

The Roman Legacy

64

9

Christianity and Islam

72

10

The Origins of the Middle Ages

80

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The Decline of Feudal Society

88

12

The Modern Era

96

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Contemporary Era

104

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The 20th Century

112

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The World Today

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Studying the Past 1. Complete this brainstorm with words that you associate with the concept of society.

Society

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2. Color in the disciplines that are part of the social sciences. anthropology

engineering

biology

economy

geography

demography

politics

history

3. Select one of the social sciences mentioned in the previous exercise. Explain its social function and benefits.

Discipline: Function:

Benefits for society:

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Chapter 1: Studying the Past 4. Define the following concepts: a. history

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b. chronology

5. Reflect and mention three important events in Puerto Rico’s history.

To select the most important historical events, historians take into consideration if they have caused considerable societal changes. a. Date:

Achievement:

b. Date:

Achievement:

c. Date:

Achievement:

6. Complete the timeline with the events mentioned in the previous activity. Remember to include the year that each event occurred.

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Chapter 1: Studying the Past 7. Complete the table by describing the ways in which we interpret data. Subjective Interpretation

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Objective Interpretation

a. Which of these forms of historical interpretation provides us with a more impartial picture? Explain.

8. Mark the themes that you consider interesting for historical investigation. a.

My town’s origin

d.

The first computer

b.

The invention of the bicycle

e.

Women in sports

c.

My grandfather’s life

f.

The development of writing

9. Choose one of the themes you marked in the previous activity. Write three questions that may guide the historical investigation on the subject. Theme:

Question 1:

Question 2:

Question 3:

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Chapter 1: Studying the Past 10. Match each discipline with its description. a. archeology

Investigates past human cultures through their remains.

b. geology

Deciphers ancient texts and symbols to interpret the information they contain.

c. sigillography

Studies the materials and inscriptions in currencies and medals from different periods.

d. numismatics

Analyzes the seals used throughout time to validate and authenticate documents.

e. paleontology

Studies plant, animal, and living organisms’ fossils that are found in the layers of Earth’s crust.

f.

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Studies the composition, structure, and origin of the Earth.

paleography

11. Identify the auxiliary historical science that would help analyze each finding.

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c.

e.

b.

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12. Mention the main steps in historical investigation.

13. Mention four places where historical investigations can usually begin. a. b. c.

d.

14. Explain how the text that presents an historical investigation’s results should be.

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Chapter 1: Studying the Past 15. Complete the Venn diagram with information on the different types of historical investigation. Remember that this kind of diagram requires that the similarities be written where the circles overlap. Primary Sources

Secondary Sources

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Similarities

16. Classify the sources as primary sources (P) or secondary sources (S). a.

testimony

d.

letter

g.

history book

b.

documentary

e.

song

h.

buildings

c.

encyclopedia

f.

newspaper

i.

video

17. Explain what we must keep in mind when we look for information on the Internet.

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Chapter 1: Studying the Past 18. Look closely at this photograph and answer the questions below:

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a. Do you believe this image is recent or old? Why?

b. What kind of historical source is it: primary or secondary? Explain.

c. What can you infer about the weather based on the ladies’ attire?

d. What can you infer about their social status?

e. What do you think they were celebrating? Why?

19. Look for a picture of your family or yourself. Describe it and write a brief historical tale inspired by it. Remember to include a complete date or reference year. A Picture for History

Photo description:

Historical tale:

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Chapter 1: Studying the Past 20. Write an acrostic for the concept of memory. You can complete it with words or sentences that begin with the letters highlighted below. M

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21. Explain each concept.

Collective Memory

Historical Memory

22. Answer:

a. According to what we have studied, what kind of memory is more common in a family?

b. What kind of memory do political leaders highlight?

c. How can we preserve collective memory?

d. Would it be possible for governments or country leaders to manipulate historical memory? Explain.

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