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TAKS 10th Grade World History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






2. 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.






3. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






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






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






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






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






8. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






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






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






12. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






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






14. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






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






16. Who opposed the Constitution?






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






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






19. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






21. First representative assembly in American






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






23. Complaints






24. An official change to a law or document of government.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






31. These slow down movement/migration






32. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






33. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






34. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






35. Restrictions on the powers the government has like states cannot create money






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






37. Belief in many gods






38. This is also referred to as a city






39. 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.






40. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






41. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






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






44. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






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






46. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






47. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






48. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






49. Modern Constitution






50. Involving other countries







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