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






2. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






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






9. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






10. Mass production of food






11. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






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






13. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






15. 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






16. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






17. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






18. A government that elects its leaders






19. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






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






21. Exchange of goods and services.






22. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






23. Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution






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






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






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






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






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






29. Modern Constitution






30. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






31. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






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






34. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






35. Government process of charging a fee on goods - products - people and/or activities






36. Use indicators such as income - education - birth rate/death rate - $ spent on food - population density - and so on to determine quality of life.






37. 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.






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






39. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






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






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






43. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






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






45. Tax on imports and exports.






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






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






48. Officially ended the American Revolution






49. 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






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