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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 greak city-state






2. A grant of land in medieval Europe






3. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






4. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






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






6. A warrior for islam






7. A government of three rulers






8. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






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






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






11. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






12. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






13. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






14. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






15. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






16. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






17. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






18. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






19. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






20. Muslim social and ethical law






21. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






22. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






23. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






24. 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






25. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






27. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






28. A Persian king






29. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






31. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






32. An object shaped by humans






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






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






35. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






36. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






44. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






45. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






46. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






47. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






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






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






50. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum