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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. These slow down movement/migration






2. Extreme hunger and scarcity of food






3. Separate is not equal in public Schools






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






5. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






6. Strong nations seek to dominate other countries (territories) politically - economically - or socially






7. Belief in one god






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






9. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






10. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






11. Government that votes for representatives who serve in the government to make and enforce law and in the best interest of the people






12. This is also referred to as a city






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






14. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






15. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






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






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






19. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






20. Member of a country.






21. All things that surround us.






22. The year the Magna Carta - the cornerstone of English justice and law was signed






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






24. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






25. Split in the church






26. Established Judicial Review.






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






28. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






29. Average number of years people live






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






31. Limited the power of the King in 1215






32. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






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






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






36. Year that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution were made which protected the rights of individuals from abuses of the national government






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






38. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






39. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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






41. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






42. 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.






43. Involving other countries






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






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






46. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






47. King of England during the American Revolution.






48. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






49. 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.






50. A government that elects its leaders