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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. 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.






2. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






3. King of England during the American Revolution.






4. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






5. Belief in many gods






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






7. The System in the U.S. and other free market economies. It includes economic choice - competition - profit motive - and limited government regulation of the economy.






8. 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






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






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






11. Involving other countries






12. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






13. Having just enough food to survive with very little left over






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






15. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






16. To officially approve.






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






18. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






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






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






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






22. Average number of years people live






23. People in a society that are willing and able to work






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






25. Limited the power of the King in 1215






26. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






28. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






29. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






30. King/queen who has unlimited power






31. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






32. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






33. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






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






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






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






38. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






39. Prohibits the use of race or previous condition of slavery as a barrier to voting. Applied to male citizens over the age of 21.






40. First organizing of 13 colonies.






41. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






42. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






44. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






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






46. Spread of ideas - technology - religion - language and other cultural practices over time and space.






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






48. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






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






50. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government