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






2. When was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified?






3. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






4. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






5. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






6. Making goods out of the home






7. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






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






9. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






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






12. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






13. Europeans explored and conquered much of the world. Goal was to find trade route to Asia






14. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






15. Belief in many gods






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






17. Mountains - deserts and oceans






18. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






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






21. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






23. King/queen who has unlimited power






24. All things that surround us.






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






26. 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






27. People who settle and live in a colony






28. 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.






29. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






31. Average income per person






32. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






33. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






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






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






36. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






37. Mass production of food






38. An official change to a law or document of government.






39. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






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






42. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






44. Prohibits the use of race or previous condition of slavery as a barrier to voting. Applied to male citizens over the age of 21.






45. Complaints






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






47. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






48. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






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






50. The Bill of Rights were amended to the Constitution to protect what?