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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. Separate is not equal in public Schools






2. Colonies separate from England... 'unalienable rights'






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






4. Belief in many gods






5. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






6. Who opposed the Constitution?






7. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






9. 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






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






11. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






12. People in a society that are willing and able to work






13. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






15. To officially approve.






16. Mass production of food






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






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






19. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






20. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






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






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






23. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






24. Making goods out of the home






25. Involving other countries






26. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






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






28. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






29. Refers to the amount and quality of economic and industrial resources - often related to national income.






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






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






32. Rebirth of ideas - art - and architecture of the Greeks and Romans






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






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






35. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






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






38. Mountains - deserts and oceans






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






40. Average number of years people live






41. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






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






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






44. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






45. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






47. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc






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






49. 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.






50. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia