TEXES Social Studies Competency 002
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Competency 002: History - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ancient World, The Middle
Ages, The Age of Discovery, Revolution and Industry, and the Modern World.
The Ancient World: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - A former governor of Tennesse, volunteered to
fight for Texas and became the commander in chief of the Texas Army
Davy Crockett: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - The sum of knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior
patters shared and transmitted by the members of society.
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Competency 002: History - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ancient World, The Middle
Ages, The Age of Discovery, Revolution and Industry, and the Modern World.
The Ancient World: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - A former governor of Tennesse, volunteered to
fight for Texas and became the commander in chief of the Texas Army
Davy Crockett: - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT ANSWER - The sum of knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior
patters shared and transmitted by the members of society.
