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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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1. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






2. Rulers power is limited by law - Great Britain's current form of government since Glorious Revolution






3. A government that elects its leaders






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






5. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






6. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






8. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






9. Involving other countries






10. Sent to Britain (George III) with the grievances the Colonist had with England and why they were going to become their own Nation






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






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






13. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






14. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






15. First representative assembly in American






16. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






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






18. Complaints






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






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






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






22. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.






23. Economic thinker that developed communism






24. 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






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






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






27. Exchange of goods and services.






28. First organizing of 13 colonies.






29. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






30. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






31. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






32. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






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






34. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






35. 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.






36. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






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






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






39. Pride in ones country






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






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






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






43. Mountains - deserts and oceans






44. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






45. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






46. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






47. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






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






49. 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.






50. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws