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






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






3. Power is divided between the state government and the federal government with some powers shared.






4. To cut off supplies; a military and economic tool used to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to give up fighting.






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






6. Modern Constitution






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






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






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






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






11. Trading goods or services for other goods or services






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






13. 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






14. Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.






15. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






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






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






18. Having industries for the machine production of goods






19. Member of a country.






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






21. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






22. Complaints






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






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






25. Mesopotamian king who created the first written law code






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






27. 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.






28. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






29. Belief in one god






30. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






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






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






33. An official change to a law or document of government.






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






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






36. Similar to traditional economy and associated with subsistence agriculture






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






38. Wrote the Declaration of Independence; colonial leader - 3rd President.






39. Proposed the ideas of natural rights - life liberty - property






40. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






42. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






43. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government






44. He was commander of the Continental Army - defeated Cornwallis at the Battle Yorktown - and 1st president of the U.S. A.






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






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






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






48. People who settle and live in a colony






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






50. First organizing of 13 colonies.