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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. Limited the power of the King in 1215






2. Involving other countries






3. Opposed to the Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government and not enough to the states. They also wanted individual rights protected






4. Established Judicial Review.






5. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






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






7. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






8. First organizing of 13 colonies.






9. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






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






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






12. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible






13. Signed in England - this document provided limits to the power of the king.






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






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






16. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






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






19. Officially ended the American Revolution






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






21. Having to do with one's own homeland






22. England's overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of a constitutional monarchy (representative government)






23. Modern Constitution






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






25. To officially approve.






26. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






27. Complaints






28. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






29. Mass production of food






30. Citizens vote for representatives who make and enforce the laws. US form of government






31. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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






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






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






35. He wrote the Declaration of Independence - was the 3rd president of the U.S.A. and made the Louisiana purchase






36. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






38. 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






39. Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked.






40. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Belief in one god






46. Exchange of goods and services.






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






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






49. Growing crops just to support a family and not have any extra for sale.






50. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government