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TEXES Social Studies Competency 002Exam Questions and Answers
Competency 002: History - Answer -The teacher understand and applies knowledge of
significant historical events and developments, multiple historical interpretations and
ideas and relationships between the past, the present, and the future as defined by the
TEKS.
Five periods of World History: - Answer -The Ancient World, The Middle Ages, The Age
of Discovery, Revolution and Industry, and the Modern World.
The Ancient World: - Answer -*4 Million Years Ago to 500CE*
-Focuses on the development of the first humans, the first farmers, and the first
civilizations
Ancient Civilizations in the Ancient World: - Answer -Mesopotamia, Sumer, Assyria,
Babylon, Egypt, the Indus Valley, megalith Europe, ancient China, Phoenicia, ancient
America, ancient Greece, the Celts, the Romans, and empires in Africa and India.
The Middle Ages: - Answer -*500-1400CE*
-The Byzantine civilization, the rise of Islam, civilizations of the Americas, the Vikings,
the feudal system, the Crusades, Genghis Khan and China, the African kingdoms, and
the Hundreds Year War.
Age of Discovery: - Answer -*1400-1700*
-The Renaissance, the development of the Aztec and Incan empires, voyages of
discover from Spain and Portugal, African empires, the Reformation, and the Ottoman
Empire.
-When European citizenry became more educatied and questioned the power of the
church and the monarchy.
Revolution and Industry: - Answer -*1700-1900*
-This period includes the Russian Empire, the Manchu dynasty in China, the
Enlightenment in Europe, the growth of Austria and Prussia, the birth of the United
States, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era, the Industrial Revolution, the British
Empire, the American Civil War, and the unification of Italy and Germany.
, The Modern World: - Answer -*1900-Present*
-This period includes the struggle for equal rights for women, World War I, the Russian
Revolution, the Great Depression, the ride of fascism, revolution in China, World War II,
Israel versus Palestine, the Cold War, the space race, the Korean and Vietnam wars,
and globalization.
-The early 1900s also saw some revolutions, the seeds for which were sown in the
previous period.
The Enlightenment: - Answer --A period during the 17th and 18th centuries when people
questions religious dogmas and emphasized scientific reasoning and knowledge.
-Resulted in the development for modern chemistry and biology
Industrial Revolution and Modern Technology: - Answer --Began in England in the mid-
18th century.
-This period of economic growth motivated people to leave the rural areas and move to
the cities.
-Invention era
Sam Houston: - Answer -A former governor of Tennesse, volunteered to fight for Texas
and became the commander in chief of the Texas Army
Davy Crockett: - Answer -was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier,
and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the
Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and
served in the Texas Revolution.
Culture: - Answer -The sum of knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patters
shared and transmitted by the members of society.
Cultural diffusion: - Answer -The process of dissemination, the spread of an idea or
innovation from its source area to other cultures.
Cultural exchange: - Answer -Groups of people take on some of the traits of other
cultural groups.
Five Ancient Civilizations in America: - Answer -Olmecs, Mayas, Toltecs, Aztecs, and
Incas.
Mayas: - Answer -*1800BCE to 900CE*
-Earliest civilizations of the Mesoamerica
-Regions of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, and Honduras.
-Built stone and mortar pyramids
-The center of the Mayan civilization: Chichen Itza and its religious centers where
human victims were sacrificed
-Developed an elaborate calendar, a system of writing, and the mathematical concept of
zero.
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