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






2. Making goods out of the home






3. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






4. 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.






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






6. Limited the power of the King in 1215






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






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






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






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






11. He was commander of the Continental Army - defeated Cornwallis at the Battle Yorktown - and 1st president of the U.S. A.






12. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






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






14. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






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






17. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






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






20. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






21. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






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






23. Split in the church






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






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






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






27. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






28. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






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






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






32. Pardon for sin. Martin Luther questioned the churches authority to pardon sin and especially the idea that you could buy the pardon






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






34. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






35. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






36. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






37. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






39. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






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






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






42. Government that votes for representatives who serve in the government to make and enforce law and in the best interest of the people






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






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






45. King/queen who has unlimited power






46. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






47. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






49. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






50. Having to do with one's own homeland