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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






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






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






4. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






5. The rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights.






6. Average number of years people live






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






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






9. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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






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






12. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






13. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






15. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






17. Modern Constitution






18. Split in the church






19. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






20. Government ruled by a few powerful people






21. 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.






22. The Bill of Rights were amended to the Constitution to protect what?






23. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






24. Slanted coverage or one - sided information about an event; prejudiced information.






25. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






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






28. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






29. Life - Liberty - property or Life - Liberty - the Pursuit of Happiness






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






31. Idea that people give government its power through the 'just consent of the governed' as stated in the Declaration of Independence.






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






33. 1st written constitution






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






35. Average income per person






36. Pride in ones country






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






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






39. An economic system in which all means of production are owned by the people - private property does not exist - and all goods and services are shared equally






40. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






41. Movement of people from on country or location to another






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






43. Involving other countries






44. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






45. Rulers power is limited by law - Great Britain's current form of government since Glorious Revolution






46. President of the United States during the Civil War






47. 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






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






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






50. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






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