Name _________________________________________________
Date __________________
3rd Grade Social Studies Review
Historical
Understandings
SS3H1 The
student will
explain the
political roots of
our modern
democracy in the
United States of
America.
a. Identify the
influence of
Greek
architecture, law,
and the Olympic
Games on the
present.
b. Explain the
ancient
Athenians’ idea
that a community
should choose its
own leaders.
c. Compare and
contrast Athens
as a direct
democracy with
the United States
as a
representative
democracy.
The Roots of Democracy: Ancient Greece
Parthenon
U.S. Supreme Court Building
Georgia State Capital
What do these buildings have in common? ______________________________________________________
Why is this significant? ______________________________________________________________________
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These are pictures from the Olympics in ancient Greece and in modern times.
How are these competitions similar? ___________________________________________________________
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How are these competitions different? _________________________________________________________
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Democracy means “ruled by the people.” Democracy began in ancient _____________ in a city called Athens. Athenian
democracy was called a direct democracy because male citizens were expected to participate directly by voting on important
matters, serving in the Council, and serving on juries. Of the 150,000 people living in Athens, only _____________ citizens who
were older than 18 were part of the demos, meaning only about 40,000 people could participate in the democratic process.
Athenian democracy was made up of three important institutions. (Read this, but no need to memorize it!)
The first was the Assembly.
 Any member of the demos--any one of those 40,000 adult male citizens--was welcome to attend the meetings, which
were held 40 times per year in a hillside auditorium west of the Acropolis.
The second important institution was the Council of Five Hundred.
 This was a group of 500 men who served on the Council for one year.
 The Council met every day and did most of the hands-on work of governance.
 Its main job was to decide what matters would come before the Assembly.
The third important institution was the Court.
 Every day, more than 500 jurors were chosen by lottery from a pool of male citizens older than 30.
 There were no police in Athens, so it was the demos themselves who brought court cases, argued for the prosecution
and the defense, and delivered verdicts and sentences by majority rule.
Though democratic ideals and processes did not survive in ancient Greece, they have been influencing politicians and
governments ever since.
Athens was a direct democracy. The USA is a representative democracy. The founders of our country borrowed the idea of
democracy from Ancient Greece.
How are both types of democracy alike? _____________________________________________________________________
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How is their direct democracy different from our representative democracy? ________________________________________
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Government/Civic
Understandings
SS3CG1 The
student will
explain the
importance of the
basic principles
that provide the
foundation of a
republican form
of government.
a. Explain why in
the United States
there is a
separation of
power between
branches of
government and
levels of
government.
b. Name the
three levels of
government and
the three
branches in each
including the
names of the
legislative branch
c. State an
example of the
responsibilities of
each level and
branch of
government.
The US government has 3 branches (executive, legislative, and judicial) and 3 levels (national, state, and local).
Complete the following chart to explain the 3 branches at all 3 levels.
Where
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Who:
Who:
Who:
What:
What:
What:
Who:
Who:
Who:
What:
What:
What:
Who:
Who:
Who:
What:
What:
What:
National
Federal
County
State
Local
County
City
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Our government has certain core beliefs. In American we believe that all men are created ________________ and everyone
has the right to __________________, __________________, and the __________________ of __________________.
Why is there a separation of power in the US government? ______________________________________________________
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What is the name of the system of separations on power? _______________________________________________________
Look at the diagram. Describe some ways in which the branches of government can limit the power of the other branches.
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SS3E2 The
student will
explain that
governments
provide certain
types of goods
and services in a
market economy,
and pay for these
through taxes and
will describe
services such as
schools, libraries,
roads, police/fire
protection, and
military.
Types of Taxes
Write a sentence about each type of tax.
Income
Tax
Sales
Tax
Property
Tax
Government Services
The government uses the money raised by taxes to provide government services.
Circle the services that are provided to people by the government. Cross out the services provided from
private companies.
waiters at a restaurant
haircut
firemen and police
officers
roads and bridges
house cleaning
libraries and librarians
bank teller at a bank
print currency
military
car wash
schools and teachers
grocery store clerk
List any other government services you can think of. _______________________________________________
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Geographic
Understandings
SS3G1 The
student will
locate major
topographical
features.
a. Identify major
rivers of the
United States of
America:
Mississippi, Ohio,
Rio Grande,
Colorado,
Hudson.
b. Identify major
mountain ranges
of the United
States of
America:.
c. Locate the
Equator, Prime
Meridian, and
lines of latitude
and longitude on
a globe.
d. Locate Greece
on a world map.
Identify the following features on this
map of the US:
Rivers: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande,
Colorado, Hudson
Mountain Ranges: Appalachian, Rocky
Identify Greece on this map of Europe.
Identify Equator, Prime Meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude
on this World Map
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Map and Globe
Skills
Use cardinal
directions
Use intermediate
directions
Use latitude and
longitude to
determine
location
What country is at 20°S and 30°E ? ____________________________________
What county is at 10°S and 20°E ? _____________________________________
What country is at 20°S and 46°E ? ____________________________________
What country is North of Nambia? ____________________________________
What country is East of Angola? _________________________________
What country is South of Botswana? _________________________________
What direction would you be traveling if you went from Lesotho to Swaziland? __________________________
What direction would you be traveling if you went from Swaziland to Angola? ___________________________
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Economic
Understandings
SS3E3 The
student will give
examples of
interdependence
and trade and
will explain how
voluntary
exchange
benefits both
parties.
a. Describe the
interdependence
of consumers
and producers of
goods and
services.
b. Describe how
goods and
services are
allocated by
price in the
marketplace.
c. Explain that
some things are
made locally,
some elsewhere
in the country,
and some in
other countries.
d. Explain that
most countries
create their own
currency for use
as money.
Economics
Economics has to do with making, buying, and selling things that people want or need. People usually use
money to buy the things they want and need. These things are called goods. Goods include things like food,
clothes, houses or cars. Anything that people buy or sell is called ____________________. When people do
a job in exchange for money, they are providing service to people. Some examples of service providers are
doctors, mechanics, or teachers. ____________________ are any kind of work that people do for others.
Money people earn is called income. People have to decide what goods and services they want to spend their
income to buy. Sometimes people have to give up one thing to buy something they really want or need. This
is called opportunity cost. For example, if you really want to save your money to spend at Six Flags, you may
have to give up buying your favorite toy at the store. ___________________ is the thing people give up to do
what they most want.
A scarcity is a lack of goods and services. For example, if everyone wanted to buy a bicycle this week, and all
the stores sold out before everyone who wanted one got one; that would be scarcity. More bicycles would
need to be made. This is called supply and demand. Supply is how much of a product companies make.
Companies make more of what people want. Companies make less of the things when the demand is low.
If many people want to have a new game, the ____________________ for that product is high. If the game
company hasn’t made enough of the game then the ____________________ is low. If the demand is high and
the supply is low the company can charge more money for the game. The money that a company makes after
paying all of its expenses is called its profit.
The people who make goods are called producers. The people who use goods are called consumers. We are
all consumers. When a product is in demand, its price may go up. For example, if the orange crops were
frozen and people wanted to buy orange juice, we would have a scarcity of orange juice. Then, demand would
go up and the ___________________ of orange juice would also go up.
Consumers are dependent upon producers to make what they need. Producers are dependent upon
consumers to buy what they make. This is called interdependence.
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Sometimes things are made locally, but sometimes things must be brought from somewhere else or imported.
Things can be imported from other states or even other countries. When someplace makes more things
than they need, they can export them to another state or country. We ____________________ things we
need from other places. We ___________________ things that we make to other places.
In the US we buy and sell things using ___________________. Other countries use types of currency. Currency
is a country’s system of money and consists of bills and coins. When we travel to another country we can
exchange our currency so that we can buy things there. We can exchange our ___________________ for
euros when we travel to Europe.
SS3E4 The
student will
describe the
costs and
benefits of
personal
spending and
saving choices.
You may get money for allowance, chores, or for gifts. When you have money you need to make choices about
how to use it. There are 2 main things that you can do with your money, spend it or save it.
Sometimes there are things you want to buy that cost more than the amount you have. To buy those things
you need to save money. You can save money in a savings account or, if it is not a lot of money, you can save it
at home in a safe place. You may also want to save money to be prepared for the future. You may need money
for something later and you will be happy that you saved it. Saving money for later unknown expenses is called
“saving for a rainy day.”
What if you saw the perfect gift for your mom for Mother’s Day, but you didn’t have enough money to buy it.
You might think back to all of the little things you spent money on like candy, chips, or gum. How would you
feel if you spent all of your money on little things and didn’t have any when you really wanted it? Why?
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You can also give some of your money to charity. You may feel lucky that you have enough things and want to
help people who are less fortunate.
You also may want to invest your money. You can buy stocks and bonds that will earn you a small amount of
extra money each year. Over time this money adds up. Over 10 years you can double your money. After 10
years a $1,000 investment would be $2,000, after 20 years $4,000, after 30 years $8,000, and after 40 years
$16,000. The longer you invest the more money you will earn over time.
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Economic
Understandings
SS3E1 The
student will
describe the four
types of
productive
resources:
a. Natural (land)
b. Human (labor)
c. Capital (capital
goods)
d.
Entrepreneurship
(used to create
goods and
services)
Many people work for companies. People who work for companies are called ___________________. The
person who runs the company is called the ___________________. Some companies have many employees
and some companies employ only a few.
If a person has a good idea for a new company they can become an entepreneur. An ___________________ is
someone who starts a business. Starting a business can be risky because many do not succeeed. However,
when businesses do suceed, an entepreneur can make a lot of ___________________.
There are three main types of resources that a business needs to run: natural resources, human resources,
and capital resources.
Types of Resources
Natural
Human
Capital
Definition:
Definition:
Definition:
Examples for a restaurant:
Examples for a restaurant:
Examples for a restaurant:
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American Leaders for Equal Rights
We have learned about 9 important American leaders. For each one provide the following information:
Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these leaders had to overcome and describe how they overcame them.
Explain how they used positive character traits (cooperation, diligence, courage, and leadership) to support their beliefs in
liberty, justice, tolerance, and freedom of conscience and expression.
Explain how these historical figures chose when to respect and accept authority and when to defy authority.
American Hero
and Focus Area
Born - Died
Place and Date
Character Traits
Major Obstacles
Major Accomplishments
Paul Revere
Independence
Frederick Douglas
Slavery and Civil
Rights
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American Hero
and Focus Area
Born - Died
Place and Date
Character Traits
Major Obstacles
Major Accomplishments
Susan B Anthony
Woman’s Suffrage
Mary McLeod
Bethune
Education
Franklin Roosevelt
Great Depression,
New Deal, WWII
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American Hero
and Focus Area
Born - Died
Place and Date
Character Traits
Major Obstacles
Major Accomplishments
Eleanor Roosevelt
United Nations and
Human Rights
Thurgood Marshall
Civil Rights
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American Hero
and Focus Area
Born - Died
Place and Date
Character Traits
Major Obstacles
Major Accomplishments
Lyndon B Johnson
Great Society and
Voting Rights
Cesar Chavez
Worker’s Rights
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