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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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1. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






2. Term used to describe the division between Western (democratic) Europe and Eastern (communist) Europe






3. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






4. Trade route that went from China to the Middle East and into Europe - called the Silk Road b/c of the Silk only coming from China






5. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






6. Government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf.






7. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






8. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






9. Split in the church






10. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






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






13. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic






14. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






16. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






17. Christian warriors sent to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims that controlled






18. Water way through Panama that shortens the distance by water from East coast of the US to the West Coast






19. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc






20. Abuse of power is controlled by the three branches of government watching each other and having the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other.






21. Invented by Eli Whitney it removed the seeds from cotton quicker than by hand which helped increase production






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






23. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






24. Percent of people in a country that can read and write






25. Curbed States' Rights






26. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






27. A government that elects its leaders






28. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






29. Movement of people from on country or location to another






30. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






31. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






32. Passed in 1689 in England - this document guaranteed English citizens certain rights and set a procedure for electing representatives to Parliament.






33. Belief in one god






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






35. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






36. Sent to Britain (George III) with the grievances the Colonist had with England and why they were going to become their own Nation






37. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






38. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






39. Year that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were made which protected the rights of individuals from abuses of the national government






40. Early river valley civilization located in modern day Iraq on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






41. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






42. Tax on imports and exports.






43. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






44. When was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified?






45. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






46. He was commander of the Continental Army - defeated Cornwallis at the Battle Yorktown - and 1st president of the U.S. A.






47. The year the Magna Carta - the cornerstone of English justice and law was signed






48. Officially ended the American Revolution






49. First organizing of 13 colonies.






50. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible