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TAKS 10th Grade World History

Subjects : taks, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Curbed States' Rights






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






3. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






4. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






5. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation.






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






7. Mountains - deserts and oceans






8. Government ruled by a few powerful people






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






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






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






12. Who opposed the Constitution?






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






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






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






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






17. Involving other countries






18. Guaranteed/protected basic rights of the English citizens and foundation for US Bill of Rights






19. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






20. Basic economy that was used in early farming and hunting and gathering societies






21. Making goods out of the home






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Smaller community located in the area surround a city.






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






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






31. Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th of this year in Philadelphia by delegated of the Second Continental Congress.






32. Food - clothing - shelter (water is food)






33. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






34. Began when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if the federal gov't tried to collect tariffs duties in their state.






35. Mass production of food






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






37. Government that votes for representatives who serve in the government to make and enforce law and in the best interest of the people






38. Banned slavery throughout the nation.






39. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






40. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






41. To officially approve.






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






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






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






45. Declares slavery illegal in the United States.






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






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






48. Artificial waterway for navigation - irrigation






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






50. 18th century European movement that applied reason to all aspects of society and help changed government