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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. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






2. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






3. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






4. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






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






6. Muslim social and ethical law






7. French Protestants






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






9. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






10. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






11. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






12. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






13. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






14. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






15. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






16. An antimalarial drug






17. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






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






19. 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






20. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






21. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






22. The technology associated with the application of robots






23. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






24. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






25. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






26. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






27. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






28. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






29. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






30. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






31. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






32. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






33. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






34. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






35. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






36. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






37. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






38. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






39. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






40. The right to vote






41. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






42. Large collective farm






43. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






44. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






46. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






47. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






48. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






49. The study of humans as a species






50. The Jewish day of atonement