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






2. A government that elects its leaders






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






4. 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






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






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






7. The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal and state governments.






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






9. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






10. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






12. Invented by Eli Whitney it removed the seeds from cotton quicker than by hand which helped increase production






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






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






15. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






17. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






19. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






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






21. 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.






22. Economic thinker that developed communism






23. Average number of years people live






24. 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.






25. 1st written constitution






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. He was commander of the Continental Army - defeated Cornwallis at the Battle Yorktown - and 1st president of the U.S. A.






34. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






35. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






36. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






37. 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






38. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






39. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






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






41. This is also referred to as a city






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






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






44. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






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






46. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






47. 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.






48. President of the United States during the Civil War






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






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