The 5 Themes of Social The 5 Themes of Social StudiesStudies

HistoryHistory Is a record of Is a record of

the past (which the past (which familiarizes you familiarizes you with a time and with a time and space, when space, when and where)and where)

HistoryHistory Study of how events in the past have Study of how events in the past have

shaped us todayshaped us today

HistoryHistory Uses primary documentsUses primary documents

(1(1stst hand accounts) hand accounts)

HistoryHistory Can use Can use

remains of remains of civilizationcivilization= artifacts= artifacts

GeographyGeography This is the study of people, places, This is the study of people, places,

and the environmentand the environment

Civics and GovernanceCivics and Governance This is the people and groups within This is the people and groups within

a society that has the power to make a society that has the power to make laws, enforce laws, and settle laws, enforce laws, and settle disagreements about lawsdisagreements about laws

GovernmentGovernment Example 1: a Example 1: a limited governmentlimited government

where where EVERYONEEVERYONE must obey laws must obey laws (Democracy)(Democracy)

GovernmentGovernment Example 2: an Example 2: an unlimited governmentunlimited government

the rulers can do whatever they wish the rulers can do whatever they wish (Dictatorship)(Dictatorship)

Economics and Financial LiteracyEconomics and Financial Literacy This is the study This is the study

of how people of how people manage manage resourcesresources by by producing, producing, exchanging, and exchanging, and using goods and using goods and services (all about services (all about trade value)trade value)

EconomicsEconomics This is the study This is the study

of how people of how people manage resources manage resources by producing, by producing, exchanging, and exchanging, and using using goodsgoods and and services (all about services (all about $ and trade)$ and trade)

EconomicsEconomics This is the study This is the study

of how people of how people manage resources manage resources by producing, by producing, exchanging, and exchanging, and using goods and using goods and servicesservices (all (all about $ and trade about $ and trade value)value)

CultureCulture

This consists This consists of the beliefs, of the beliefs, customs, customs, laws, arts, and laws, arts, and ways of living ways of living that a group that a group of people of people shareshare

CultureCulture

This consists This consists of the beliefs, of the beliefs, customs, customs, laws, arts, and laws, arts, and ways of living ways of living that a group that a group of people of people shareshare

CultureCulture

This consists This consists of the beliefs, of the beliefs, customs, customs, laws, arts, laws, arts, and ways of and ways of living that a living that a group of group of people sharepeople share

CultureCulture Cultural traitCultural trait: each kind of food : each kind of food

clothing, technology, belief, clothing, technology, belief, language, or tool shared by a culturelanguage, or tool shared by a culture