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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






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






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






4. A form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life. EX: Hitler in Germany






5. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






6. Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas and Caribbean region






7. One of the 1st written Constitutions of the Colonies. (1639)






8. Shift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It also led to the growth of cities and global trade






9. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






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






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






13. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






14. 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.






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






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






17. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






18. Who opposed the Constitution?






19. The concept that political power rests with the people who create and can alter or abolish government.






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






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






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






23. First organizing of 13 colonies.






24. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






26. The land south of the Sahara Desert in Africa that includes some of the world's richest mineral deposits and fertile land.






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






28. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






29. Modern Constitution






30. American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery - states' rights - and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.






31. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






32. Separate is not equal in public Schools






33. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






34. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






35. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






36. 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






37. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






38. Mountains - deserts and oceans






39. 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.






40. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






41. Renaissance Value that humans are important. It shifted the focus from the after life (religion) to a person's life on earth






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






43. Congress enacted this law to give President Jackson the authority to use the army and navy if necessary to enforce the tariff law of 1828.






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






45. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






46. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






47. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






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






50. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec