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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. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






2. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






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






4. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






5. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






6. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






7. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






8. 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






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






10. Marriage to more than one wife






11. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






12. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






13. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






14. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






15. Studying fossil remains






16. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






17. A 26 mile race






18. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






19. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






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






21. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






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






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






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






25. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






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






27. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






28. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






29. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






30. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






31. French Protestants






32. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






33. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






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






35. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






36. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






37. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






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






39. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






40. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






41. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






42. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






43. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






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






45. In 19th century England - a voting districts without residents






46. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






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






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






49. A Persian king






50. A national legislature assembly