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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






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






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






4. He created the first assembly line used for manufacturing of automobiles






5. Curbed States' Rights






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






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






8. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






9. Mountains - deserts and oceans






10. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






11. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






12. This is also referred to as a city






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






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






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






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






17. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






19. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






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






22. The year the Magna Carta - the cornerstone of English justice and law was signed






23. Issue of the Civil War. South believed the States had more power than the Federal Government






24. Part of the Legislative Branch whose job is to makes the Laws






25. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






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






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






29. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






30. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






31. A written plan of government for the colonies created a weak league of 13 nearly independent states in 1777. The 1st Constitution of the U.S.






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






33. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






34. Belief in one god






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






36. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






37. 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






38. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






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






41. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






48. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






49. A document outlining principles of self - government for colonists. (1620)






50. A government that elects its leaders







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