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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. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






2. The process of creating commercial industry including heavy industry such as steel.






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






4. Average number of children that die by the age of 5






5. Split in the church






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






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






8. Routes of human movement from one area into another.






9. Member of a country.






10. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






11. 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






12. Growing crops for the commercial sale and distribution to domestic and international buyers.






13. Power of the government rests with the people who express their ideas through voting.






14. Government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf.






15. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






17. Life - Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness same as natural or individual rights






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






19. Renaissance Value that humans are important. It shifted the focus from the after life (religion) to a person's life on earth






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






21. Organization of government whichinto three branches - legislative - executive and judicial; proposed by Montesquieu






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






23. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






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






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






26. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






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






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






29. The idea that government is controlled by the people who hold power and elect representatives - giving those representatives power to make and enforce laws.






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






31. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






32. King of England during the American Revolution.






33. The production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and a large number of workers






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






35. Statement made by Abraham Lincoln which essentially freed the slaves






36. Limited the power of the King in 1215






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






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






39. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






40. Europeans explored and conquered much of the world. Goal was to find trade route to Asia






41. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






42. People who settle and live in a colony






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






44. Pride in ones country






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






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






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






48. Goods sold to buyers outside the country.






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






50. An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit (money)