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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






2. Shift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It also led to the growth of cities and global trade






3. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






4. The spread of ideas - people and places to new places






5. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






6. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






7. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






8. This is also referred to as a city






9. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






10. 1st written constitution






11. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






12. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






13. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






14. Rebirth of ideas - art - and architecture of the Greeks and Romans






15. Exchange of goods and services.






16. The land south of the Sahara Desert in Africa that includes some of the world's richest mineral deposits and fertile land.






17. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






18. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






19. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






20. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






21. Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.






22. Pardon for sin. Martin Luther questioned the churches authority to pardon sin and especially the idea that you could buy the pardon






23. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






24. Having to do with one's own homeland






25. The Bill of Rights were amended to the Constitution to protect what?






26. A written plan of government for the colonies created a weak league of 13 nearly independent states in 1777. The 1st Constitution of the U.S.






27. Involving other countries






28. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






29. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






30. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere






31. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






32. Split in the church






33. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






34. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






35. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






36. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






37. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






38. Established Judicial Review.






39. The right to vote and the exercise of that right.






40. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






41. Belief in one god






42. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






43. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






44. Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation resulting in a new form of Government. Great Compromise.






45. The concept that political power rests with the people who create and can alter or abolish government.






46. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






47. Part of the Legislative Branch whose job is to makes the Laws






48. Opposed to the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government and not enough to the states. They also wanted individual rights protected






49. Colonies separate from England... 'unalienable rights'






50. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.