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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. Europeans explored and conquered much of the world. Goal was to find trade route to Asia






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






3. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






4. Tax on imports and exports.






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






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






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






8. 1st written constitution






9. Relating to the countryside - of or in the countryside.






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






11. 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.






12. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






13. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






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






16. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






17. An original document - artifact - picture - journal - cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event.






18. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






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






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






22. To officially approve.






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






24. King/queen who has unlimited power






25. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






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






28. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water






29. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






31. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






32. Division of power between the national (federal) and state governments - ex.: national gov't coins money and the state gov't cannot






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






34. A government that elects its leaders






35. 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






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






37. King of England during the American Revolution.






38. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






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






40. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






42. Who opposed the Constitution?






43. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






44. Rebirth of ideas - art - and architecture of the Greeks and Romans






45. The concept that political power rests with the people who create and can alter or abolish government.






46. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






47. Average income per person






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






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






50. Exchange of goods and services.