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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. King of England during the American Revolution.






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






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






4. Surge in scientific discovery in Europe






5. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






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






7. Commander of the Continental Army and 1st President.






8. Exchange of goods and ideas (commerce) between the new nations and different parts of the world expanded






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






10. Making goods out of the home






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






12. 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






13. First representative assembly in American






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






15. Wrote the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






18. Small - scale production requiring little capital.






19. Sent to Britain (George III) with the grievances the Colonist had with England and why they were going to become their own Nation






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






21. Developed complex societies such as Maya and Aztec






22. Economic thinker that developed communism






23. Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion.






24. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






25. Government were citizens elect representatives ex: Rome Greece






26. Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.






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






28. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






29. Supreme Court upheld segregation - 'Separate but equal.'






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






31. Involving other countries






32. Average number of years people live






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






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






35. 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.






36. Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution; 1st President of the U.S.






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






38. Having to do with one's own homeland






39. Set up system for settling Northwest Territory






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






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






42. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






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






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






45. Battle of Hastings - centralized government






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






47. King/queen who has unlimited power






48. Technology used by early farmers to get water to the crops






49. Curbed States' Rights






50. 1st written constitution