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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. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






2. Emporer of the Byzantine Empire who wrote a law code






3. Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason.






4. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






5. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






6. Limited the power of the King in 1215






7. President of the United States during the Civil War






8. Tax on imports and exports.






9. 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






10. Leader of Great Britain in WWII who coined the phrase Iron Curtain






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






12. Part of the Legislative Branch whose job is to makes the Laws






13. First organizing of 13 colonies.






14. Actions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts.






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






16. A narrow body of water linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman causing a choke point.






17. Having to do with one's own homeland






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






19. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






20. 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






21. Signed in England - this document provided limits to the power of the king.






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






23. The idea that the power of government is divided into three branches of gov't.






24. 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.






25. The idea that governments are created by the consent of the governed and that the power of government is limited by rule of law.






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






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






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






29. To officially approve.






30. A government that elects its leaders






31. Each branch of government has a way to restrict/check the actions of the other 2 branches






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






33. The idea that power is divided by the Constitution between the federal and state governments.






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






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






36. Who opposed the Constitution?






37. Government where citizens vote directly on laws - ex: Athens






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






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






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






46. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






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






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






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