Key Themes
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- 5. Inventions have been advancing the United States throughout its history. However, many of these inventions have ___ affected our environment.
- 7. Power is reflected in the ___ that individuals or groups have in a society and in the amount of money or other currency that they are able to gain by doing work.
- 8. Some leaders use their power to help and ___ the lives of others. However, some leaders remain greedy and seek to better themselves rather than the people they are responsible for.
- 10. Resources and ___ are what a population may use or need to live where they live.
- 11. While history is studied in the order that each event happened, it can also be studied with these ___ in mind.
- 12. Every culture has its own spirituality and moral codes. It is important to ___ these differences and to ensure that all Americans can live their lives according to their own beliefs.
- 14. PRIDE History has shown that humans regard their sense of identity with ___, but this has not always affected people in positive ways. (two words, no space)
- 17. ___ ideas, goods, and services with others has and will continue to be a very important contributor to the success of the United States.
- 19. As the concept of ___ and money developed, great trading empires and cities were created.
- 20. The total number of people who live in an area, country, or region; can grow or decline.
- 21. Conflicts can arise when an individual person or group decides that it has the right to ___ the identities of others.
- 24. Not all leaders from the past to the present used their power to ___ the lives of their people.
- 26. ___, ___, and ___ have been three major reasons that the concept of “the haves and have-nots” has become part of history. (three words, no space)
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- 1. Some cultures view spirituality through the idea of a ___ known by names such as Allah, God, or Yahweh. Others have defined spirituality through multiple gods that are connected to nature. (two words, no space)
- 2. The idea of exchange is to ___ an item or service in return for a different item or service. (three words, no space)
- 3. Information like gender, age, ethnicity, or race can help experts learn about where different populations have ___ to live, why they might have lived in these places.
- 4. The founders of the United States mandated that Church should remain ___ from national matters of State.
- 6. Nations who have ___ to natural resources are often wealthier than those that do not.
- 9. When a population ___ into or out of an area, it is migrating.
- 13. History shows that not everyone has always been given the chance to have such _____.
- 15. ___ and technology have made it possible for human beings to survive. Humans have learned to make tools so that they could hunt game and farm land.
- 16. Investigating how populations have lived, migrated, and changed throughout history can help historians discover ___ within our history.
- 18. Morality is the human sense that ideas and actions are “good” or “bad.” Like identity, the human sense of spiritual life and morality has often led to historical ___.
- 22. The word key refers to the themes that are the most ___ for exploring a topic.
- 23. Things like railroads and oil pipelines connect parts of the United States, but they have also ___ the landscape of our nation and the habitats of animals who once freely roamed the land.
- 25. The ___ have often held significant power throughout history.