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






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






3. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






5. Average number of years people live






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






7. Pride in ones country






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






9. Exchange of goods and services.






10. Percent of people in a country that can read and write






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






12. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






14. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






15. Mountains - deserts and oceans






16. Congress enacted this law to give President Jackson the authority to use the army and navy if necessary to enforce the tariff law of 1828.






17. Government where citizens vote directly on laws - ex: Athens






18. A government that elects its leaders






19. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






21. President of the United States during the Civil War






22. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






23. These slow down movement/migration






24. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






25. Belief in one god






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






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






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






29. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






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






31. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






33. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






34. Making goods out of the home






35. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






36. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






37. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






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






40. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






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






42. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






44. Having industries for the machine production of goods






45. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






46. 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.






47. Period in Europe that began after the fall of the Roman Empire Characterized by feudalism - Roman Catholic Church was the unifier of the age with more power than Kings/Lords






48. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






50. Relating to the countryside - of or in the countryside.