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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible






2. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






3. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






4. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






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






7. Complaints






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






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






10. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






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






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






13. A government that elects its leaders






14. Gothic Architecture used to show religious spirit during the Middle Ages






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






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






17. Guaranteed English Citizens certain rights and stated that elections for Parliament were to be held often.






18. 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.






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






20. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






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






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






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






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






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






26. Government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf.






27. Having industries for the machine production of goods






28. This is also referred to as a city






29. Officially ended the American Revolution






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






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






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






33. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






35. Relating to the city - of or in a city.






36. 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






37. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






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






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






40. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






41. Established Judicial Review.






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






43. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






44. Average number of years people live






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






46. 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.






47. The System in the U.S. and other free market economies. It includes economic choice - competition - profit motive - and limited government regulation of the economy.






48. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






49. King of England during the American Revolution.






50. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory