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






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






3. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea






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






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






6. King/queen who has unlimited power






7. Split in the church






8. Making goods out of the home






9. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






11. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






12. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






13. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






15. 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






16. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






17. Curbed States' Rights






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






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






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






21. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






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






24. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






25. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






26. Who opposed the Constitution?






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






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






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






30. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






32. The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal and state governments.






33. Information that comes from other sources such as a textbook - encyclopedia.






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






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






36. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






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






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






40. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






42. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






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






44. These slow down movement/migration






45. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






46. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






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






48. An official change to a law or document of government.






49. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






50. 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