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






2. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






3. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






4. Government that votes for representatives who serve in the government to make and enforce law and in the best interest of the people






5. 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.






6. Limited the power of the King in 1215






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






8. Having industries for the machine production of goods






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






10. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






12. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






13. All things that surround us.






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






15. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






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






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






19. Modern Constitution






20. Growing crops just to support a family and not have any extra for sale.






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






22. Mass production of food






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






24. King/queen who has unlimited power






25. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






27. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






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






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






30. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






31. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






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






34. 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






35. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






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






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






38. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






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






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






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






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






43. Belief in many gods






44. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






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






46. An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit (money)






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






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






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






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