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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. American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery - states' rights - and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.






2. 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






3. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






4. Split in the church






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






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






7. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






8. Complaints






9. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






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






11. Sent to Britain (George III) with the grievances the Colonist had with England and why they were going to become their own Nation






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






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






14. A government that elects its leaders






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






16. All things that surround us.






17. 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.






18. 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






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






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






21. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






22. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






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






25. Member of a country.






26. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






27. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






28. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






29. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






30. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






32. 1st written constitution






33. Making goods out of the home






34. Abuse of power is controlled by the three branches of government watching each other and having the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other.






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






36. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






37. Modern Constitution






38. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






39. Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked.






40. Information that comes from other sources such as a textbook - encyclopedia.






41. 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






42. President of the United States during the Civil War






43. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






45. To officially approve.






46. Statistical data of a population like - GDP per capita - Life Expectance - Literacy Rate - Infant mortality - ethnicity - religion etc






47. These slow down movement/migration






48. Having just enough food to survive with very little left over






49. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






50. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia