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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






2. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






3. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






4. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






5. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






6. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






7. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






8. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






9. Describes a male-dominated society






10. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






11. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






12. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






13. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






14. The study of humans as a species






15. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






16. A 26 mile race






17. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






18. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






19. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






20. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






21. The termination of slavery






22. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






23. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






24. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






25. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






26. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






27. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






28. One who pursues the meaning of truth






29. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






30. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






31. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






32. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






33. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






34. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






35. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






36. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






37. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






38. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






39. A statement if the christian faith issued in 325 CE stating that Jesus was the same time fully human and fully divine






40. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






41. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






42. A national legislature assembly






43. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






44. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






45. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






46. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






47. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






48. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






49. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






50. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army