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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. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water






2. 1st written constitution






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






4. Belief in one god






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






6. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






8. Average income per person






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






10. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






11. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






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






13. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






14. Tax on imports and exports.






15. Officially ended the American Revolution






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






21. Who opposed the Constitution?






22. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






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






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






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






26. Proposed the ideas of natural rights - life liberty - property






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






28. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






29. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere






30. Average number of years people live






31. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






32. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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






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






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






36. Member of a country.






37. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






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






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






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






42. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






44. This is also referred to as a city






45. To declare something to be without power or effect; to disregard the power of something.






46. Average number of children that die by the age of 5






47. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






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






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






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