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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 belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






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






3. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






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






5. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






6. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






7. A monarch who claimed the right of complete authority over the government and the lives of his.her people






8. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






9. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






10. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






11. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






12. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






13. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






14. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






15. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






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






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






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






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






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






21. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






22. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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23. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






24. Objects shaped by humans






25. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






26. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






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






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






29. 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






30. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






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






32. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






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






34. 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






35. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






36. Large collective farm






37. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






38. An object shaped by humans






39. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






40. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






41. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






42. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






43. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






44. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






45. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






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






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






48. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






49. 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






50. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong