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






2. Right of groups of people to create their own nation






3. Early river valley civilization located in modern day Iraq on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






4. Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.






5. Exchange of goods and services.






6. 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






7. To cut off supplies; a military and economic tool used to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to give up fighting.






8. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






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






10. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






11. Belief in one god






12. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






13. Modern Constitution






14. Split in the church






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






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






17. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






18. Proposed the ideas of natural rights - life liberty - property






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






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






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






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






23. Making goods out of the home






24. Water way through Egypt that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea






25. Transfer of plants - animals - disease - and cultures between Europe - Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Christopher Columbus to the Americas in 1492






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






27. Economic thinker that developed communism






28. The right to vote and the exercise of that right.






29. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






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






32. Officially ended the American Revolution






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






34. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






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






36. Average income per person






37. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






38. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






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






40. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






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






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






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






44. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






45. First representative assembly in American






46. Established Judicial Review.






47. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






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






49. This is also referred to as a city






50. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water