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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 social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






2. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






3. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






4. The Hebrew name for God






5. The technology associated with the application of robots






6. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






7. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






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






10. The Muslim name for God






11. 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






12. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






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






15. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






16. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






17. A Latin American military dictator






18. Large collective farm






19. An advocate of gradual political change






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






21. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






22. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






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






24. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






25. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






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






27. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






29. An antimalarial drug






30. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






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






32. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






33. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






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






35. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






36. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






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






38. One who pursues the meaning of truth






39. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






40. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






41. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






42. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






43. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






44. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






45. A 26 mile race






46. German submarines






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






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






49. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






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