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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






2. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






3. Complaints






4. Member of a country.






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






6. First organizing of 13 colonies.






7. Relating to the city - of or in a city.






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






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






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






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






12. Tax on imports and exports.






13. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic






14. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






15. A government that elects its leaders






16. Government ruled by a few powerful people






17. 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.






18. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






20. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.






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






22. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






23. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






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






25. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






26. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






27. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






29. Modern Constitution






30. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






31. Split in the church






32. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






39. Water way through Panama that shortens the distance by water from East coast of the US to the West Coast






40. Idea that people give government its power through the 'just consent of the governed' as stated in the Declaration of Independence.






41. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






48. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






49. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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