Civics and Government
These are the three branches of government?
The executive, legislative, and judicial branch.
How do supply and demand impact each other.
What is the agricultural revolution?
The period where humans began farming.
What is an Ice Age?
A extended period of extreme cold.
What is the term for someone who moves around from place to place in search of food?
A nomad.
Along with rights, citizens have duties and responsibilities, what are some examples?
Answers will vary, teacher discretion.
A traditional economy.
What happened to many animals during the agricultural revolution?
Domestication.
What kind of tools were used in the Paleolithic Age?
Stone tools were used, although this later became flint.
What were the names of the two early settlements we have talked about?
Jericho and Catalhuyuk.
What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances/Separation of powers.
Who makes the decisions in a command economy?
The government.
Why is the agricultural revolution important
It allowed people to settle down into small villages and cities for the first time.
What development or technology was most important during the Ice Ages.
Fire.
How did early people get into their houses in Catalhuyuk?
Climbing in through round holes that were typically on their ceilings.
In a federal system of government, who has the most power?
The federal or national government.
What does inflation do to our currency/money?
Inflation makes money worth less.
Did humans around the world communicate the idea of farming, or did everyone stumble into it?
Everyone stumbled into it around the same time.
What did the land bridge make possible, that was previously not done?
Travel from Asia to North America on foot.
What were early houses made of in our two communities?
Dried mud/clay bricks.
Who does the national government share powers with in a federal system?
State governments.
What kind of economy is the United States
How were human bodies impacted by the discovery and practice of farming.
Joints became more worn down and inflamed.
This is the name of the land bridge that was revealed during the last Ice Age.
The Bering Strait.
What was the population of Catalhuyuk?
Around 6,000.