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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involving other countries






2. Mountains - deserts and oceans






3. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






4. Modern Constitution






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






6. Transfer of plants - animals - disease - and cultures between Europe - Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492






7. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






9. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






10. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






12. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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






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






15. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






16. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






17. Belief in one god






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






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






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. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






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






23. Signed in England - this document provided limits to the power of the king.






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






25. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






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






27. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






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






29. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






30. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






31. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






33. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






34. England's overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of a constitutional monarchy (representative government)






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






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






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






38. Average number of years people live






39. 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






40. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






41. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






42. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






43. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






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






45. Issue of the Civil War. South believed the States had more power than the Federal Government






46. Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked.






47. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






48. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






49. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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