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






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






3. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






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






5. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






6. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






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






8. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






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






10. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






11. The symbol used as part of a writing system






12. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






14. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






15. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






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






17. A Latin American military dictator






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






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






20. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






21. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






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






23. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






24. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






25. A warrior for islam






26. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






27. Marriage to more than one wife






28. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






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






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






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






32. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






33. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






34. A greak city-state






35. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






37. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






38. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






39. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






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






41. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






42. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






44. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






45. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






46. 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






47. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






48. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






49. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






50. An object shaped by humans