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






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






3. People who settle and live in a colony






4. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






5. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






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






7. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






8. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






9. Curbed States' Rights






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






15. Who opposed the Constitution?






16. Tax on imports and exports.






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






18. Belief in many gods






19. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






20. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






21. Exchange of goods and services.






22. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






23. Officially ended the American Revolution






24. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






25. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






26. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






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






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






29. Machine that allowed text to be mass produced which allowed the spreading of ideas






30. Member of a country.






31. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






32. 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






33. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






34. 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.






35. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






36. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






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






38. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






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






40. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






41. Pride in ones country






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






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






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






45. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






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






47. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






48. These slow down movement/migration






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






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