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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






2. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






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






12. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






13. These slow down movement/migration






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






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






16. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






17. 1st written constitution






18. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






19. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






20. Having to do with one's own homeland






21. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






22. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






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






24. First representative assembly in American






25. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






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






27. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






28. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






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






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






31. All things that surround us.






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






33. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






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






35. 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.






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






37. Average number of years people live






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






39. Signed in England - this document provided limits to the power of the king.






40. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






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






43. This is also referred to as a city






44. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






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






46. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






48. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






49. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






50. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.







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