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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. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






2. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






3. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






4. An object shaped by humans






5. The german air force






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






7. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






8. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






9. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






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






11. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






13. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






15. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






16. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






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






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






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






20. The right to vote






21. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






22. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






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






24. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






25. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






26. A government of three rulers






27. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






28. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






29. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






30. An advocate of gradual political change






31. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






32. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






33. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






34. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






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






36. Studying fossil remains






37. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






38. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






39. An antimalarial drug






40. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






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






42. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






43. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






44. A sole ruler with absolute power






45. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






46. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






47. The Hebrew name for God






48. One who pursues the meaning of truth






49. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






50. Objects shaped by humans