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Social Studies Video Vocab

This dynamic, high definition, social studies series defines and helps students explore social studies terms. Each program is designed to reinforce and support students' comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Viewers will see and hear the terms used in a variety of contexts, providing a model for how to use the words appropriately. Related words are also used and reinforced with visuals and text.

Black and white image of a man holding a rifle in 1 hand and an animal carcass on his lap. Caption. Before agriculture, people hunted or gathered their food.

Painting of the French and Indian War. A soldier rides a horse through the chaos of battle. Caption. A very costly war, fighting the French.

Title card on blue background reads, "Communism is a system of social and political organization that calls for a classless society in which all property is owned by the community and everyone is equal."

Black and white photo of rugged men in work clothes sitting in rows. Title bar at bottom reads, "California gold rush. 1848 to 1855." Caption. Between 1848 and 1855.

Closeup of rows of painted hieroglyphics carved into stone. Caption. Egyptians had more than 2,000 characters of hieroglyphs.

Straw roofed hut stands in a dry field surrounded by trees. Caption. Permitted unprecedented growth of human population.

Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "Afro-Eurasia is a term used to describe the land masses of Africa and Eurasia together with the adjacent islands as 1 continent."

Closeup of an archaeological brush resting in a black metal container in the dirt. Caption. Archaeologists are scientists who study ancient peoples.

Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "Civilization is a complex society with 5 characteristics. Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology."

Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "Civil war. A war fought between citizens of the same country."

Split screen. On left a patriotic poster is superimposed over an American flag above text that reads, "United States." On right is a patriotic poster against a red Soviet flag above text that reads, "Soviet Union." Caption. We are considered superpowers.

Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "World War 1 involved 2 alliances that opposed each other."

Title card on rusty light brown background reads, "World War 2 was a military conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and involved 2 alliances that opposed each other."

Title card on blue background reads, "Confederal government. System of government in which power is shared by a central government and local and state governments, but little power is granted to the central government."

Black and white still of Tiananmen Gate hung with a portrait of Mao Zedong. Title bar reads, "Chinese Revolution." Caption. After the Chinese revolution in 1949.

Title card on blue background reads, "Federal government. System of government in which a strong central government shares power with state and local governments. Powers are divided and balanced."

Closeup of the Union Jack. Caption. The United Kingdom is an example of a constitutional monarchy.

Title card on blue background reads, "Unitary government. System of government in which 1 central government holds most of the power."

Title card on blue background reads, "The Great Depression was a time period during the 1930's when there was a worldwide economic crisis and mass unemployment."

Painting of a man looking up as he crouches by a rock at the edge of a body of water. Another man pulls a boat full of people to shore in the background. Title bar reads, "Religious freedom." Caption. In search of religious freedom.

Black and white still of a man standing next to a machine with 2 large rollers. Caption. During this time.

Title card on rusty brown background reads, "Pharaoh is a title that refers to the rulers of ancient Egypt." Caption. What is a pharaoh?

Black and white photo of a complex machine. Caption: In the end, the assembly line changed the world.