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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Relating to the countryside - of or in the countryside.






2. 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






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






4. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






5. A written plan of government for the colonies created a weak league of 13 nearly independent states in 1777. The 1st Constitution of the U.S.






6. Complaints






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






8. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






9. Union vs. Confederacy. Jefferson Davis is President of the South; Lincoln of the North






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






11. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






12. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






13. Separate is not equal in public Schools






14. Established Judicial Review.






15. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






16. To officially approve.






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






18. Modern Constitution






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






20. Restrictions on the powers the government has like states cannot create money






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






22. A form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life. EX: Hitler in Germany






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






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






25. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






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






27. Pride in ones country






28. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






30. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






36. 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.






37. Average income per person






38. First representative assembly in American






39. 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






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






41. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






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






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






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






45. Belief in many gods






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






47. Who opposed the Constitution?






48. Exchange of goods and services.






49. Issue of the Civil War. South believed the States had more power than the Federal Government






50. Europe would not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere