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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. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






2. To officially approve.






3. Modern Constitution






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






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






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






7. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






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






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






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






11. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






12. Average number of children that die by the age of 5






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






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






15. Having industries for the machine production of goods






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






21. Water way through Panama that shortens the distance by water from East coast of the US to the West Coast






22. Refers to the amount and quality of economic and industrial resources - often related to national income.






23. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






24. Government where the religious leader run the government






25. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






27. Who opposed the Constitution?






28. Prelude to the Civil War. South Carolina believed a State had the power to override the Federal (National) Government






29. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






30. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






31. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






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






33. A government that elects its leaders






34. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






36. Belief in one god






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






38. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






47. Mountains - deserts and oceans






48. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






49. When was the U.S. Constitution written and ratified?






50. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic