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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






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






3. Mountains - deserts and oceans






4. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






5. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






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






8. 1st written constitution






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






10. First organizing of 13 colonies.






11. To officially approve.






12. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






13. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






14. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






15. Opposed to the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government and not enough to the states. They also wanted individual rights protected






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






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






18. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






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






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






21. Involving other countries






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






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






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






25. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






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






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






29. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






30. Officially ended the American Revolution






31. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






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






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






35. Tax on imports and exports.






36. To cut off supplies; a military and economic tool used to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to give up fighting.






37. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






38. Complaints






39. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






40. Term used to describe the division between Western (democratic) Europe and Eastern (communist) Europe






41. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






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






43. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






45. First representative assembly in American






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Flat - horizontal lines on a map