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






2. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






3. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






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






5. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






6. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






8. 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






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






10. Spread of ideas - technology - religion - language and other cultural practices over time and space.






11. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






12. Modern Constitution






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






14. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






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






16. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






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






19. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






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






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






22. All things that surround us.






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






24. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






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






26. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






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






29. Relating to the city - of or in a city.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






36. This is also referred to as a city






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






38. Average income per person






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






40. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






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






42. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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






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






45. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






47. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






48. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






49. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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