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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






2. Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.






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






4. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






5. People who settle and live in a colony






6. A document outlining principles of self - government for colonists. (1620)






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






8. Belief in many gods






9. Restrictions on the powers the government has like states cannot create money






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






11. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






12. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






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






15. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






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






17. Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas and Caribbean region






18. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






19. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






20. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






21. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






23. Period in Europe that began after the fall of the Roman Empire Characterized by feudalism - Roman Catholic Church was the unifier of the age with more power than Kings/Lords






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






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






26. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.






27. Government process of charging a fee on goods - products - people and/or activities






28. He created the first assembly line used for manufacturing of automobiles






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






30. Involving other countries






31. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






32. Mountains - deserts and oceans






33. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






34. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






35. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






36. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






37. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






39. Division of power between the national (federal) and state governments - ex.: national gov't coins money and the state gov't cannot






40. Right of groups of people to create their own nation






41. Guaranteed English Citizens certain rights and stated that elections for Parliament were to be held often.






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






43. Officially ended the American Revolution






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






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






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






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






48. Mass production of food






49. These slow down movement/migration






50. One of the 1st written Constitutions of the Colonies. (1639)