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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. Greek reformer who wrote a harch law code






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






3. To officially approve.






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






5. Belief in worldly rather than spiritual ideas






6. Supporters of the Constitution. They favored a strong national government.






7. Split in the church






8. Government where the religious leader run the government






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






10. Modern Constitution






11. Goods bought from sellers in other countries.






12. King of England during the American Revolution.






13. Temples in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia






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






15. Articles published to get support for the Constitution.






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






17. A government that elects its leaders






18. Belief in one god






19. The form of government where people elect representatives the create and enforce laws






20. 1st Representative government assembly in the colonies (1619)






21. Exchange of goods and services.






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






23. Quality of life - such as housing - health - education






24. 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






25. Beginning of self - government by Colonists.






26. One of the 1st written Constitutions of the Colonies. (1639)






27. Involving other countries






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






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






30. Enlightened thinker/inventor. Oldest delegate to Const. Convention.






31. The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution.






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






33. These slow down movement/migration






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






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






36. 1st 10 Amendments which guarantee individual rights






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






38. Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self - government at Plymouth






39. Established Judicial Review.






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






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






42. Movement of people from on country or location to another






43. He created the first assembly line used for manufacturing of automobiles






44. King/queen who has unlimited power






45. Abuse of power is controlled by the three branches of government watching each other and having the power to approve or disapprove certain actions of the other.






46. Economic thinker that developed communism






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






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






49. Martin Luther's ideas that he posted on the chuch door at Wittenburg which questioned the Roman Catholic Church. This act began the Reformation






50. Curbed States' Rights