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Dynasty: . Logograms : . Nomads: People that live with no permanent home and move from place to place. Shang Dynasty: One of the first Chinese dynasties, and it is the first where there is evidence of its existence. Oracle Bones: Animal bones inscribed with questions for the ancestors to answer. Mandate of Heaven : Chinese rulers have to be just in order to have the approval of the gods. Ancestor Worship: Deceased ancestors became part of the spirit world and were asked for advice and could help the living . The Shang Dynasty began on the : North China Plain. What did the Shang practice as offering to ancestors or when a ruler died: Human Sacrifice . What metal did the Shang use that made their armies powerful: Bronze. What technology did the Shang use that shows they were in contact with the steppe nomads to the west of China: Chariots pulled by horses

What is the judicial branch: It is comprised of the Supreme Court AND other Federal Courts. What does the Judicial Branch do: Interprets the laws. What is the highest court: The Supreme Court. How many judges does the Supreme Court have: 9. Who nominates the Supreme Court judges: The President. A decision made by the Supreme Court can be appealed to the Senate: False. How long is the term for a Supreme Court justice: For their life or until they retire. What happens if a person can't afford a lawyer: . If someone feels that their trial was not fair or was handled wrong, what is the next step they can take in the judicial process: They can appeal to a higher court.. Which order do the courts go in: District Courts, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court

What is the movement and integration of goods and people among different countries? Globalization. What are overland trade routes along which silk and other Chinese goods passed to Mesopotamia and Europe? Silk Roads. What is the spread of cultural practices and customs to other areas of the world? Cultural Diffusion. What is a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together, usually for mutual protection in deserts or other hostile regions? Caravan. What means to involve the continents of Europe and Asia? . Was the Silk Road one road or multiple roads? multiple roads and trade routes. What people were originally the only ones to know the secret to making silk? Chinese. What did the Chinese primarily trade for silk? Gold and Silver. Approximately how many miles of territory did the Silk Road cover? 5,000 miles. What product was important in opening trade routes to the west? Silk

What are the two court systems in the United States? State. Group of people who decide a case after hearing the evidence Jury. Which court is the first to hear a case? Trial Court. What does it mean when an Appellate Court remands a case? it means there was a mistake made in the first trial and there has to be a new trial. The Supreme Court decides whether certain laws are constitutional or not. If the laws are not constitutional, they are unconstitutional. What does unconstitutional mean? It refers to laws that are not allowed according to the U.S. Constitution.. Which court gets to choose which cases to hear? Supreme Court. Appellate courts typically have more than one judge deciding a case. What is that group of judges called? A panel. What is the lowest court in the federal system? District Court. Which kind of case does a Trial Court hear? Criminal. Click on the items below that can be used as evidence in a court case. DNA. What document created the Judicial Branch? The Constitution of the United States. What type of case is it if two neighbors have a dispute over property lines? Civil Case. What does a judge wear in court? a black robe. What is a Bench Trial? A trial in which there is no jury and a judge decides the verdict. How many jurors make up a jury? 12. How many jurors must agree on the innocence or guilt of a defendant for a verdict? all of them. Select the answer that illustrates the correct order of courts from the lowest to the highest. Trial Court, Appellate Court, Supreme Court. The reason it is difficult to get your case heard by the Supreme Court is.... They don't take very many cases

Workers are paid ______________________ for the work they do. wages. ____________________ is a term used to describe a very low supply. Scarcity. A form of trade in which goods are services are traded for something other than money is called _________________________. bartering . A ______________________ is someone who makes or sells a product. producer. A ______________________ is someone who buys a good or service. consumer. The amount of money that is left after all of the overhead has been paid is known as the ________________________. profit. To ______________________ means to buy goods and services from sellers in other countries. import . To ______________________ means to sell goods and services to people in other countries. export. A _______________________ is a building in which goods are made. factory. Henry Ford used all of the following materials in his factory EXCEPT: robots. Which of the following would be an example of a business that provides a service? car wash. If there is a HIGH demand for a product and a LOW supply, then the price will usually be: high. What is an assembly line? a series of workers and machines in a factory that make a product. All of the following are goods EXCEPT: hair dresser. All of the following are services EXCEPT: sneakers. The workers needed to make and sell goods are known as a ___________________________. human resource. natural resource. Equipment and machines that are used to make goods and provide services are known as a ___________________________. capital resource

What is the highest court in the United States? Supreme Court. How many Supreme Court Justices are there? 9. How long is the term for Supreme Court Justices and federal judges? life. Which of these describes the responsibility of the judicial branch? to resolve disputes and interpret laws. What name is given to the Supreme Court's power to declare a law unconstitutional? judicial review. Vocabularythe part of the government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws judicial branch. Which article of the Constitution gives the basic framework of the judicial branch? Article III. Most cases involving federal laws are first heard in which court? district court. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court now? John Roberts

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What was The Great Compromise? It made representation based on population in the House of Representatives and equal for every state in the Senate.. What does Bicameral mean? The Legislative Branch has wo houses.. . What is the Bill of Rights? The first 10 amendments added to the Constitution to protect the rights of the people.. It couldn't build or maintain a military.. What is the Constitution of the United States? A document that outlines the power of the federal government.. What is the job of the Legislative Branch? To create laws.. What is the job of the Executive Branch? . What is the job of the Judicial Branch? To interpret the laws.. What power does the Executive Branch have? Choose all that apply. power over the military. What power does the Legislative Branch have? Choose all that apply. Make laws. What power does the Judicial Branch have? Choose one answer. Declare a law unconstitutional. What is the preamble? The introduction to the Constitution.. What is the purpose of the Elastic Clause? This clause in the Constitution that allows the document to change over time to meet the needs to the people.. What is the 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights? Right to free speech, press, peaceful assembly, and religion.. what is the system of checks and balances? A system in the Federal Government where each branch checks the other two branches power.. What is Federalism? Both National and State governments power in a government system.. 9. Which branch has a Supreme Court? Judicial Branch. What does "separation of powers" mean? Dividing responsibility in the Federal Government so one branch doesn't become too powerful.

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What is the geographic feature pictured above: Delta. Which of the following is NOT a way that geography influenced ancient Egypt: The Mediterranean allowed Egyptians to trade throughout the ancient world.. Which of the following accurately describes the role the Sahara desert played in Egypt’s development: The Sahara protected Egypt from invaders.. Using the map “Major River Systems” identify which body of water is the river that most helped Egypt: 1. Which of the following pharaohs was associated with expanding Egyptian trade especially to South Africa: Hatshepsut. Which of the following describes how a surplus affected the Egyptian economy: The ancient Egyptian government controlled production and distribution of food to ensure they had a surplus to trade.. A primary trade partner with ancient Egypt was the civilization from the modern country of Sudan: Nubia. Many historians point to economics as the reason that ancient Egypt eventually fell, which best describes the argument as to why: Egypt failed because they could not produce their own iron ore which lead to them being conquered by groups such as the Romans with more advanced weaponry.. Which of the following was NOT a resource in Egypt:: Iron. This term means to have multiple rulers from one family:: Dynasty. Menes crown was significant because it represented:: Being the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. Which of the following evidence best shows the source of power of the pharaoh: Archaeologists have discovered hieroglyphics showing the Egyptian gods and pharaohs working together.. Often considered the most successful pharaoh of all time, this pharaoh ruled for 66 years and was famous for building Abu Simbel: Ramses II. This pharaoh is historically important because his tomb was found nearly intact, containing numerous artifacts, and information about the Egyptians: King Tut. This pharaoh is famous for building the Great pyramid: Khufu. Looking at the diagram of the pharaoh above, which most accurately completes the diagram: Pharaoh was thought to be a god. Ancient Egyptians often mummified their dead, both rich and poor. Which of the following would be a reason that explains why they did that: The Egyptians thought that the afterlife was much like this life and that they had to have a body in the next world as well.. The written language of the ancient Egyptians was ________________________: Hieroglyphics. It was this artifact discovered by the French in the 1700’s that allowed archaeologists to translate the hieroglyphics:: Rosetta Stone. Which of the following is evidence that the ancient Egyptians granted women more rights than many other ancient civilizations: All of the above. Which accurately describes the roles of the pyramids: To serve as a place where the pharaohs could live forever. This is the time period during which the Great Pyramids of Giza were built, the most famous of which is Khufu’s: Old Kingdom. This was the time period often called the “Golden Age of Egypt”:: Middle Kingdom. This was the time period of ancient Egypt in which pharaohs such as Tutankhamen, Ramses II, Thutmose II, and Hatshepsut ruled was:: New Kingdom

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