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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. Spread of ideas - technology - religion - language and other cultural practices over time and space.






2. He created the first assembly line used for manufacturing of automobiles






3. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






4. Modern Constitution






5. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






6. Law code signed by King John of England that limited his power and was the first time for limited government






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






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






9. Belief in one god






10. 1st American Constitution; States had too much power.






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






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






13. Limited the power of the King in 1215






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






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






16. Invented by Eli Whitney it removed the seeds from cotton quicker than by hand which helped increase production






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






18. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






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






21. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






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






23. Idea that people give government its power through the 'just consent of the governed' as stated in the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






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






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






28. Average income per person






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






30. Gave voting rights to all males over 21 regardless of race.






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






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






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






34. Writing system in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






35. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






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






37. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






38. 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






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






40. Mass production of food






41. Split in the church






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






43. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






44. A government that elects its leaders






45. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water






46. Congress enacted this law to give President Jackson the authority to use the army and navy if necessary to enforce the tariff law of 1828.






47. US first plan of government that failed because of the weak central (national) government






48. Upheld the idea of separated but equal






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






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