TeXes Social Studies 7-12
Final Study Set
2026
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,Standard I The social studies teacher has a comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences
and recognizes the value of the social sciences.
Standard II The social studies teacher effectively integrates the various social science
disciplines.
Standard III The social studies teacher uses knowledge and skills of social studies, as defined
by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), to plan and implement
effective curriculum, instruction, assessment and evaluation.
Standard IV History: The social studies teacher applies knowledge of significant historical events
and developments, as well as of multiple historical interpretations and ideas, in
order to facilitate student understanding of relationships between the past, the
present and the future.
Standard V Geography: The social studies teacher applies knowledge of people, places and
environments to facilitate student understanding of geographic relationships in
Texas, the United States and the world.
Standard VI Economics: The social studies teacher knows how people organize economic
systems to produce, distribute and consume goods and services, and uses this
knowledge to enable students to understand economic systems and make informed
economic decisions.
Standard VII Government: The social studies teacher knows how governments and structures of
power function, provide order and allocate resources, and uses this knowledge to
facilitate student understanding of how individuals and groups achieve their goals
through political systems.
Standard VIII Citizenship: The social studies teacher understands citizenship in the United States
and other societies, and uses this knowledge to prepare students to participate in
our society through an understanding of democratic principles and citizenship
practices.
Standard IX Culture: The social studies teacher understands cultures and how they develop and
adapt, and uses this knowledge to enable students to appreciate and respect
cultural diversity in Texas, the United States, and the world.
Standard X Science, Technology and Society: The social studies teacher understands
developments in science and technology, and uses this knowledge to facilitate
student understanding of the social and environmental consequences of scientific
discovery and technological innovation.
Competency 001, Ancient World Civilizations: The teacher The beginning teacher:
understands significant historical events and A. Analyzes the influence of various factors (e.g., geography, processes of spatial
developments in ancient world civilizations, factors exchange [diffusion], development of agriculture) on the development of early and
influencing the development of ancient world civilizations classical civilizations.
and major characteristics and contributions of ancient B. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues that shaped the
world civilizations. development of early and classical civilizations.
C. Understands major political, economic and cultural developments in and
interactions among the civilizations of Africa (e.g., Egypt, sub-Sahara),
the Mediterranean basin (e.g., Greece, Rome), Mesoamerica (e.g., Maya), Andean
South America (e.g., Inca tradition), Middle and Near East and Asia
(e.g., China, India, Japan).
D. Applies knowledge of the location, political organization, cultural characteristics,
and contributions and influence of ancient civilizations.
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,Competency 002, World History from 600 A.D. to 1450 The beginning teacher:
A.D.: The teacher understands significant historical events, A. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events, issues and traditional points of
developments and traditional points of reference in world reference that shaped the development of world civilizations from 600 A.D. to 1450
history from 600 A.D. to 1450 A.D. A.D. (e.g., Mongol conquests, the founding of Islam, Charlemagne,
the Norman Conquest, Silk Road).
B. Demonstrates knowledge of major developments in and interactions among the
civilizations of Africa (e.g., Egypt, sub-Sahara), Mesoamerica (e.g., Aztec tradition),
Andean South America (e.g., Inca tradition), Europe (including Western and
Eastern) and Asia (e.g., Islamic civilization, China, India, Japan).
C. Knows how new political, economic and social systems evolved in Western
Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (e.g., feudalism,
manorialism).
D. Understands the influence exerted by the Roman Catholic Church and the
Eastern Orthodox Church in medieval Europe.
E. Compares social, political, economic and religious aspects of medieval Europe
with previous civilizations.
F. Demonstrates knowledge of the political, economic, religious and social impact of
the Crusades and other religious interactions.
Competency 003, World History from 1450 A.D. to 1750 The beginning teacher:
A.D.: The teacher understands significant historical events, A. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events, issues and traditional points of
developments and traditional points of reference in world reference that shaped the development of world civilizations from 1450 A.D. to 1750
history from 1450 A.D. to 1750 A.D. A.D. (e.g., the fall of Constantinople, Martin Luther, the Black Death, Leonardo da
Vinci).
B. Demonstrates knowledge of major developments in and interactions among the
civilizations of Africa (e.g., Egypt, sub-Sahara), the Americas (e.g., Inca, Aztec,
Maya), Western and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Asia (e.g., China, India,
Japan).
C. Understands the importance of the European Renaissance and Reformation eras
in shaping the modern world.
D. Understands the causes of European expansion and the effects of that
expansion on European and non-European societies (e.g., Columbian Exchange,
Atlantic slave trade).
E. Analyzes the impact of political, economic and cultural imperialism (e.g.,
conquest of the Aztec, expansion of the Ottoman Empire) on both colonizers and
the colonized.
Competency 004, World History from 1750 A.D. to the The beginning teacher:
Present: The teacher understands significant historical A. Demonstrates knowledge of developments, events, issues and interactions that
events and developments in world history from 1750 A.D. shaped the development of world civilizations from 1750 A.D. to the present (e.g.,
to the present. the Great Depression, the Holocaust, decolonization).
B. Analyzes the causes and effects of major political revolutions and independence
movements of the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries (e.g., the American
Revolution, the French Revolution, Napoleon, Simón Bolívar, Latin American wars
of independence, Russian Revolution).
C. Understands the impact of political, economic and cultural expansion (e.g., rise
of the British Empire, Japanese imperialism).
D. Analyzes the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution.
E. Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of totalitarianism in the twentieth century
(e.g., fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union).
F. Analyzes the causes and effects of World War I and World War II.
G. Understands significant events related to the twentieth-century spread and fall of
communism (e.g., Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War) and the post Cold War
world (e.g., globalization, radical Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism).
H. Analyzes the influence of significant individuals of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries (e.g., Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Adolf Hitler,
Nelson Mandela, Mao Zedong, Mother Teresa).
Competency 005, Exploration and Colonization: The The beginning teacher:
teacher understands significant historical events and A. Understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of
developments in the exploration and colonization of North America, including interactions with American Indian populations.
North America and the development of colonial society. B. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues that shaped the
development of colonial society, including interactions among Europeans, Africans
and American Indians.
C. Analyzes political, economic, religious and social reasons for establishment of
the thirteen colonies.
D. Demonstrates knowledge of the foundations of representative government in the
United States (e.g., ways in which the Mayflower Compact, the Iroquois
Confederacy, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of
Burgesses contributed to the growth of representative government).
E. Analyzes the influence of various factors on the development of colonial society
(e.g., geography, slavery, processes of spatial exchange [diffusion]).
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, Competency 006, Revolutionary Era and the Early Years The beginning teacher:
of the Republic: The teacher understands significant A. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues that shaped the
historical events and developments of the Revolutionary development of U.S. society during the Revolutionary Era and early years of the
Era and the early years of the Republic, including the Republic.
foundations of representative government in the United B. Analyzes causes of the American Revolution (e.g., mercantilism, British policies
States. following the French and Indian War).
C. Understands significant political and economic issues of the Revolutionary Era
(e.g., taxation without representation, enforcement of the Navigation Acts,
Lexington, Concord, winter at Valley Forge, Treaty of Paris of 1783).
D. Demonstrates knowledge of the foundations of representative government in the
United States (e.g., the Articles of Confederation and issues of the Philadelphia
Convention of 1787, such as major compromises and arguments for and against
ratification).
E. Understands the origin and development of the American political system and
political parties (e.g., Federalists, Democratic-Republicans, Jacksonian democracy,
Whigs, Democrats).
F. Analyzes the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the
early years of the Republic and the Age of Jackson (e.g., economic programs and
tariffs, court system, expansion of slavery, foreign relations, Indian
removal).
Competency 007, Westward Expansion, the Civil War and The beginning teacher:
Reconstruction: The teacher understands significant A. Demonstrates knowledge of westward expansion and its effects on the political,
historical events and developments related to westward economic, cultural and social development of the nation.
expansion, the Civil War and Reconstruction. B. Understands the political, economic and social roots of Manifest Destiny and the
relationship between the concept of Manifest Destiny and the westward growth of
the nation.
C. Identifies the territorial acquisitions that formed the United States and explains
the factors that influenced these acquisitions.
D. Understands major issues and events of the United States-Mexican War and
their impact on the United States.
E. Analyzes ways in which slavery and other political, economic and social factors
led to the growth of sectionalism and to the Civil War.
F. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues of the Civil War. (e.g.,
Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, the Emancipation Proclamation,
Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House).
G. Analyzes the effects of Reconstruction on the political, economic and social life
of the nation.
Competency 008, The United States as a World Power: The beginning teacher:
The teacher understands significant historical events and A. Understands factors and events that contributed to the emergence of the United
developments related to the emergence and role of the States as a world power between 1898 and 1920 (e.g., imperialism,
United States as a world power and the effects of major Panic of 1893, acquisition of Hawaii, Spanish-American War, U.S. involvement in
decisions and conflicts on the United States. and effects of World War I).
B. Analyzes how national and international decisions and conflicts between World
War I and World War II affected the United States (e.g., the Fourteen Points,
isolationism, reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II).
C. Analyzes how national and international decisions and conflicts from World War II
to the present have affected the United States (e.g., decision to use the atomic
bomb, Cold War).
D. Demonstrates knowledge of significant individuals who shaped U.S. foreign
policy from 1898 to the present (e.g., Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt,
Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Henry Kissinger).
E. Demonstrates knowledge of significant events and issues that shaped U.S.
foreign policy from 1898 to present (e.g., Berlin airlift, Korean War,
Sputnik I, Vietnam War, Marshall Plan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
McCarthyism, Cuban Missile Crisis, the Gulf War).
F. Understands the origins of major foreign policy issues currently facing the United
States and the challenges of changing relationships among nations.
2026
Final Study Set
2026
Master Exam Prep Bundle
(Verified Questions & Answers)
A+ Grade Guaranteed
,Standard I The social studies teacher has a comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences
and recognizes the value of the social sciences.
Standard II The social studies teacher effectively integrates the various social science
disciplines.
Standard III The social studies teacher uses knowledge and skills of social studies, as defined
by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), to plan and implement
effective curriculum, instruction, assessment and evaluation.
Standard IV History: The social studies teacher applies knowledge of significant historical events
and developments, as well as of multiple historical interpretations and ideas, in
order to facilitate student understanding of relationships between the past, the
present and the future.
Standard V Geography: The social studies teacher applies knowledge of people, places and
environments to facilitate student understanding of geographic relationships in
Texas, the United States and the world.
Standard VI Economics: The social studies teacher knows how people organize economic
systems to produce, distribute and consume goods and services, and uses this
knowledge to enable students to understand economic systems and make informed
economic decisions.
Standard VII Government: The social studies teacher knows how governments and structures of
power function, provide order and allocate resources, and uses this knowledge to
facilitate student understanding of how individuals and groups achieve their goals
through political systems.
Standard VIII Citizenship: The social studies teacher understands citizenship in the United States
and other societies, and uses this knowledge to prepare students to participate in
our society through an understanding of democratic principles and citizenship
practices.
Standard IX Culture: The social studies teacher understands cultures and how they develop and
adapt, and uses this knowledge to enable students to appreciate and respect
cultural diversity in Texas, the United States, and the world.
Standard X Science, Technology and Society: The social studies teacher understands
developments in science and technology, and uses this knowledge to facilitate
student understanding of the social and environmental consequences of scientific
discovery and technological innovation.
Competency 001, Ancient World Civilizations: The teacher The beginning teacher:
understands significant historical events and A. Analyzes the influence of various factors (e.g., geography, processes of spatial
developments in ancient world civilizations, factors exchange [diffusion], development of agriculture) on the development of early and
influencing the development of ancient world civilizations classical civilizations.
and major characteristics and contributions of ancient B. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues that shaped the
world civilizations. development of early and classical civilizations.
C. Understands major political, economic and cultural developments in and
interactions among the civilizations of Africa (e.g., Egypt, sub-Sahara),
the Mediterranean basin (e.g., Greece, Rome), Mesoamerica (e.g., Maya), Andean
South America (e.g., Inca tradition), Middle and Near East and Asia
(e.g., China, India, Japan).
D. Applies knowledge of the location, political organization, cultural characteristics,
and contributions and influence of ancient civilizations.
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,Competency 002, World History from 600 A.D. to 1450 The beginning teacher:
A.D.: The teacher understands significant historical events, A. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events, issues and traditional points of
developments and traditional points of reference in world reference that shaped the development of world civilizations from 600 A.D. to 1450
history from 600 A.D. to 1450 A.D. A.D. (e.g., Mongol conquests, the founding of Islam, Charlemagne,
the Norman Conquest, Silk Road).
B. Demonstrates knowledge of major developments in and interactions among the
civilizations of Africa (e.g., Egypt, sub-Sahara), Mesoamerica (e.g., Aztec tradition),
Andean South America (e.g., Inca tradition), Europe (including Western and
Eastern) and Asia (e.g., Islamic civilization, China, India, Japan).
C. Knows how new political, economic and social systems evolved in Western
Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (e.g., feudalism,
manorialism).
D. Understands the influence exerted by the Roman Catholic Church and the
Eastern Orthodox Church in medieval Europe.
E. Compares social, political, economic and religious aspects of medieval Europe
with previous civilizations.
F. Demonstrates knowledge of the political, economic, religious and social impact of
the Crusades and other religious interactions.
Competency 003, World History from 1450 A.D. to 1750 The beginning teacher:
A.D.: The teacher understands significant historical events, A. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events, issues and traditional points of
developments and traditional points of reference in world reference that shaped the development of world civilizations from 1450 A.D. to 1750
history from 1450 A.D. to 1750 A.D. A.D. (e.g., the fall of Constantinople, Martin Luther, the Black Death, Leonardo da
Vinci).
B. Demonstrates knowledge of major developments in and interactions among the
civilizations of Africa (e.g., Egypt, sub-Sahara), the Americas (e.g., Inca, Aztec,
Maya), Western and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Asia (e.g., China, India,
Japan).
C. Understands the importance of the European Renaissance and Reformation eras
in shaping the modern world.
D. Understands the causes of European expansion and the effects of that
expansion on European and non-European societies (e.g., Columbian Exchange,
Atlantic slave trade).
E. Analyzes the impact of political, economic and cultural imperialism (e.g.,
conquest of the Aztec, expansion of the Ottoman Empire) on both colonizers and
the colonized.
Competency 004, World History from 1750 A.D. to the The beginning teacher:
Present: The teacher understands significant historical A. Demonstrates knowledge of developments, events, issues and interactions that
events and developments in world history from 1750 A.D. shaped the development of world civilizations from 1750 A.D. to the present (e.g.,
to the present. the Great Depression, the Holocaust, decolonization).
B. Analyzes the causes and effects of major political revolutions and independence
movements of the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries (e.g., the American
Revolution, the French Revolution, Napoleon, Simón Bolívar, Latin American wars
of independence, Russian Revolution).
C. Understands the impact of political, economic and cultural expansion (e.g., rise
of the British Empire, Japanese imperialism).
D. Analyzes the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution.
E. Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of totalitarianism in the twentieth century
(e.g., fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union).
F. Analyzes the causes and effects of World War I and World War II.
G. Understands significant events related to the twentieth-century spread and fall of
communism (e.g., Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War) and the post Cold War
world (e.g., globalization, radical Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism).
H. Analyzes the influence of significant individuals of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries (e.g., Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Adolf Hitler,
Nelson Mandela, Mao Zedong, Mother Teresa).
Competency 005, Exploration and Colonization: The The beginning teacher:
teacher understands significant historical events and A. Understands the causes and effects of European exploration and colonization of
developments in the exploration and colonization of North America, including interactions with American Indian populations.
North America and the development of colonial society. B. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues that shaped the
development of colonial society, including interactions among Europeans, Africans
and American Indians.
C. Analyzes political, economic, religious and social reasons for establishment of
the thirteen colonies.
D. Demonstrates knowledge of the foundations of representative government in the
United States (e.g., ways in which the Mayflower Compact, the Iroquois
Confederacy, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of
Burgesses contributed to the growth of representative government).
E. Analyzes the influence of various factors on the development of colonial society
(e.g., geography, slavery, processes of spatial exchange [diffusion]).
2026
, Competency 006, Revolutionary Era and the Early Years The beginning teacher:
of the Republic: The teacher understands significant A. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues that shaped the
historical events and developments of the Revolutionary development of U.S. society during the Revolutionary Era and early years of the
Era and the early years of the Republic, including the Republic.
foundations of representative government in the United B. Analyzes causes of the American Revolution (e.g., mercantilism, British policies
States. following the French and Indian War).
C. Understands significant political and economic issues of the Revolutionary Era
(e.g., taxation without representation, enforcement of the Navigation Acts,
Lexington, Concord, winter at Valley Forge, Treaty of Paris of 1783).
D. Demonstrates knowledge of the foundations of representative government in the
United States (e.g., the Articles of Confederation and issues of the Philadelphia
Convention of 1787, such as major compromises and arguments for and against
ratification).
E. Understands the origin and development of the American political system and
political parties (e.g., Federalists, Democratic-Republicans, Jacksonian democracy,
Whigs, Democrats).
F. Analyzes the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the
early years of the Republic and the Age of Jackson (e.g., economic programs and
tariffs, court system, expansion of slavery, foreign relations, Indian
removal).
Competency 007, Westward Expansion, the Civil War and The beginning teacher:
Reconstruction: The teacher understands significant A. Demonstrates knowledge of westward expansion and its effects on the political,
historical events and developments related to westward economic, cultural and social development of the nation.
expansion, the Civil War and Reconstruction. B. Understands the political, economic and social roots of Manifest Destiny and the
relationship between the concept of Manifest Destiny and the westward growth of
the nation.
C. Identifies the territorial acquisitions that formed the United States and explains
the factors that influenced these acquisitions.
D. Understands major issues and events of the United States-Mexican War and
their impact on the United States.
E. Analyzes ways in which slavery and other political, economic and social factors
led to the growth of sectionalism and to the Civil War.
F. Demonstrates knowledge of individuals, events and issues of the Civil War. (e.g.,
Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, the Emancipation Proclamation,
Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House).
G. Analyzes the effects of Reconstruction on the political, economic and social life
of the nation.
Competency 008, The United States as a World Power: The beginning teacher:
The teacher understands significant historical events and A. Understands factors and events that contributed to the emergence of the United
developments related to the emergence and role of the States as a world power between 1898 and 1920 (e.g., imperialism,
United States as a world power and the effects of major Panic of 1893, acquisition of Hawaii, Spanish-American War, U.S. involvement in
decisions and conflicts on the United States. and effects of World War I).
B. Analyzes how national and international decisions and conflicts between World
War I and World War II affected the United States (e.g., the Fourteen Points,
isolationism, reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II).
C. Analyzes how national and international decisions and conflicts from World War II
to the present have affected the United States (e.g., decision to use the atomic
bomb, Cold War).
D. Demonstrates knowledge of significant individuals who shaped U.S. foreign
policy from 1898 to the present (e.g., Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt,
Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Henry Kissinger).
E. Demonstrates knowledge of significant events and issues that shaped U.S.
foreign policy from 1898 to present (e.g., Berlin airlift, Korean War,
Sputnik I, Vietnam War, Marshall Plan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
McCarthyism, Cuban Missile Crisis, the Gulf War).
F. Understands the origins of major foreign policy issues currently facing the United
States and the challenges of changing relationships among nations.
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