TExES History 7-12 (233) Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Mandate of Heaven ✔✔In ancient China, this provided divine sanction for an emperor's right to
rule. Establishing a code of conduct for emperors. Those who behaved immorally or exercised
their power in a tyrannical manner lost their right to rule and could be removed through
revolution.
(competency 001)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ✔✔Document that officially ended the Mexican-American
War (1846-1848) in 1848, establishing the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas.
(competency 017)
Republican Ideology ✔✔American revolutionaries believed that government should be based on
the consent of the governed.
(competency 009)
,Elizabeth Cady Stanton ✔✔From the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 until her death in 1902,
this woman was at the forefront of every major initiative to expand the civic and legal rights of
women. She wrote the Declaration of Sentiments.
(competency 012)
The Punic Wars ✔✔Fought between the Roman Republic and Carthage from 264-146 B.C. A
total of three wars but best known for the Second and ultimate third. During the Second,
Hannibal crossed the Alps and invaded Italy from the north before being forced back to North
Africa. During the third and final war, Rome destroyed the city of Carthage itself. Resulting in
Rome gaining uncontested hegemony over the western Mediterranean.
(competency 001)
The Inca Empire ✔✔During the early 15th and 16th centuries, this South American civilization
was best known for its far-reaching and elaborate system of paved roads. Originally developed to
assist soldiers in moving through this empire's mountainous terrain, these roads became pivotal
for commercial function as well as developing a cohesive political and cultural aspects across its
vast territories and and ethnic groups.
,(competency 007)
mit'a ✔✔Labor obligations imposed by Inca rulers on their subjects to maintain its system of
paved roads.
(competency 007)
quipu ✔✔Method of long-distance communication used by the Inca. They did not have a fully
developed written language, so a system of knots in string in cotton was used by messengers to
communicate between individuals.
(competency 007)
Mesopotamia ✔✔This ancient civilization had little to no natural barriers protecting it from
neighboring invaders, therefore they experienced frequent invasions that often resulted in the
conquest or collapse of existing states.
(competency 005)
, Islam ✔✔During the period circa 1300-1500 A.D. this religious belief was widely spread
primarily by trade throughout Southeast Asia.
(competency 005)
Silver ✔✔Ming Emporer Yongle initiated a policy of currency reform to phase out paper money
due to inflation.
The increased demand for this substance increased in Ming China in the mid-1400s. The
predominant importer was Japan until the mid-16th century when the newly opened Spanish
mines in Potosi and Zacatecas discovered vast deposits and began shipping it across the Pacific.
This ultimately had a profound effect on the world economy, as it increased Europe's overall
long-distance trade and greatly stimulated the consumption of luxury items.
(competency 007)
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty ✔✔Established a practice of issuing paper money and copper coins as
the primary means of exchange in China prior to the mid-1400s.
Answers 100% Pass
Mandate of Heaven ✔✔In ancient China, this provided divine sanction for an emperor's right to
rule. Establishing a code of conduct for emperors. Those who behaved immorally or exercised
their power in a tyrannical manner lost their right to rule and could be removed through
revolution.
(competency 001)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ✔✔Document that officially ended the Mexican-American
War (1846-1848) in 1848, establishing the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas.
(competency 017)
Republican Ideology ✔✔American revolutionaries believed that government should be based on
the consent of the governed.
(competency 009)
,Elizabeth Cady Stanton ✔✔From the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 until her death in 1902,
this woman was at the forefront of every major initiative to expand the civic and legal rights of
women. She wrote the Declaration of Sentiments.
(competency 012)
The Punic Wars ✔✔Fought between the Roman Republic and Carthage from 264-146 B.C. A
total of three wars but best known for the Second and ultimate third. During the Second,
Hannibal crossed the Alps and invaded Italy from the north before being forced back to North
Africa. During the third and final war, Rome destroyed the city of Carthage itself. Resulting in
Rome gaining uncontested hegemony over the western Mediterranean.
(competency 001)
The Inca Empire ✔✔During the early 15th and 16th centuries, this South American civilization
was best known for its far-reaching and elaborate system of paved roads. Originally developed to
assist soldiers in moving through this empire's mountainous terrain, these roads became pivotal
for commercial function as well as developing a cohesive political and cultural aspects across its
vast territories and and ethnic groups.
,(competency 007)
mit'a ✔✔Labor obligations imposed by Inca rulers on their subjects to maintain its system of
paved roads.
(competency 007)
quipu ✔✔Method of long-distance communication used by the Inca. They did not have a fully
developed written language, so a system of knots in string in cotton was used by messengers to
communicate between individuals.
(competency 007)
Mesopotamia ✔✔This ancient civilization had little to no natural barriers protecting it from
neighboring invaders, therefore they experienced frequent invasions that often resulted in the
conquest or collapse of existing states.
(competency 005)
, Islam ✔✔During the period circa 1300-1500 A.D. this religious belief was widely spread
primarily by trade throughout Southeast Asia.
(competency 005)
Silver ✔✔Ming Emporer Yongle initiated a policy of currency reform to phase out paper money
due to inflation.
The increased demand for this substance increased in Ming China in the mid-1400s. The
predominant importer was Japan until the mid-16th century when the newly opened Spanish
mines in Potosi and Zacatecas discovered vast deposits and began shipping it across the Pacific.
This ultimately had a profound effect on the world economy, as it increased Europe's overall
long-distance trade and greatly stimulated the consumption of luxury items.
(competency 007)
Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty ✔✔Established a practice of issuing paper money and copper coins as
the primary means of exchange in China prior to the mid-1400s.
