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






2. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






3. 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






4. Pride in ones country






5. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






6. Involving other countries






7. Beginning of mass production - interchangeable parts.






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






9. King/queen who has unlimited power






10. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






11. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






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






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






14. Separate is not equal in public Schools






15. 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






16. Established Judicial Review.






17. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






19. Complaints






20. King of England during the American Revolution.






21. All things that surround us.






22. Millions of Africans were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic Ocean to work on plantations in the Americas and Caribbean region






23. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






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






25. 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.






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






27. People who settle and live in a colony






28. 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






29. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






30. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






31. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






32. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






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






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






35. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






36. Mass production of food






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






38. 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






39. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






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






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






43. Average number of years people live






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






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






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






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






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






49. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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