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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Relating to the countryside - of or in the countryside.






2. These slow down movement/migration






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






4. Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked.






5. 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






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






7. Division of power between the national (federal) and state governments - ex.: national gov't coins money and the state gov't cannot






8. Mountains - deserts and oceans






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






10. Tax on imports and exports.






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






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






13. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






14. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






15. Issue of the Civil War. South believed the States had more power than the Federal Government






16. Gives citizenship rights to all people born of naturalized in the U.S. It states that citizens will have equal protection under the law.






17. Proposed that a government should have 3 branches






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






19. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






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






21. Having industries for the machine production of goods






22. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






23. Economic thinker that supported capitalism






24. 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.






25. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






26. First 10 Amendments supporting individual freedoms.






27. A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic






28. Modern Constitution






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






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






31. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






33. Complaints






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






35. U.S. was divided over the issues of states rights and slavery






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






37. 1st written constitution






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






39. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






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






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






43. President of the United States during the Civil War






44. Established Judicial Review.






45. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






47. To officially approve.






48. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






50. 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.