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






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






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






4. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






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






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






7. Limited the power of the King in 1215






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






9. King/queen who has unlimited power






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






11. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






12. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






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






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






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






16. Involving other countries






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






18. Christian warriors sent to regain the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims that controlled






19. Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered.






20. Belief in many gods






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible






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






28. A series of essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.






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






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






31. Developed complex societies such as the Inca






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






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






34. Up and down - vertical lines on a map






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






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






37. Mass production of food






38. Average number of years people live






39. Term used to describe the division between Western (democratic) Europe and Eastern (communist) Europe






40. All things that surround us.






41. Average income per person






42. Flat - horizontal lines on a map






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






44. The law- making assembly in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies.






45. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






46. 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






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






48. Exchange of goods and services.






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






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