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






2. Machine that allowed text to be mass produced which allowed the spreading of ideas






3. Separate is not equal in public Schools






4. 1st written constitution






5. Average income per person






6. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






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






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






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






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






12. Officially ended the American Revolution






13. Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion.






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






15. President of the United States during the Civil War






16. First organizing of 13 colonies.






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






18. 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.






19. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






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






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






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






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






25. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






26. Established Judicial Review.






27. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Percent of people in a country that can read and write






33. Troops removed from the South by President Hayes.






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






35. Trade route that went from China to the Middle East and into Europe - called the Silk Road b/c of the Silk only coming from China






36. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






38. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






44. Exchange of goods and services.






45. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






46. Involving other countries






47. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






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






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