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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






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






3. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






4. Type of government where - through law - some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy.






5. Information that comes from other sources such as a textbook - encyclopedia.






6. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






7. 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.






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






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






10. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






11. Tax on imports and exports.






12. King/queen who has unlimited power






13. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






14. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






15. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






16. People in a society that are willing and able to work






17. To officially approve.






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






19. U.S. Constitution written by delegates to the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation and decided to draft a new plan of government for the U.S.






20. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






22. Pardon for sin. Martin Luther questioned the churches authority to pardon sin and especially the idea that you could buy the pardon






23. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






24. Movement that began to correct problem in the Roman Catholic Church. It caused a split and the development of Protestant Churches






25. 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.






26. Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation resulting in a new form of Government. Great Compromise.






27. Average income per person






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






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






30. These slow down movement/migration






31. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






32. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






34. Complaints






35. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






37. 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.






38. Passed in 1689 in England - this document guaranteed English citizens certain rights and set a procedure for electing representatives to Parliament.






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






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






41. Split in the church






42. Rulers power is limited by law - Great Britain's current form of government since Glorious Revolution






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






44. Water way through Panama that shortens the distance by water from East coast of the US to the West Coast






45. Disease brought to Europe from the Mongols during the Middle Ages. It killed 1/3 of the population and helps end Feudalism






46. 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






47. Period in Europe that began after the fall of the Roman Empire Characterized by feudalism - Roman Catholic Church was the unifier of the age with more power than Kings/Lords






48. 1607 first colony in America. Established representative government based on the British system of government






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. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






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