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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. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






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






3. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






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






5. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






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






7. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






8. A national legislature assembly






9. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






10. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






11. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






12. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






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






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






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






17. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






18. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






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






20. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






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






22. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






23. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






24. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






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






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






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






28. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






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






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






31. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






33. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






34. The Hebrew name for God






35. 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






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






37. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






38. 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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39. Large estate in ancient Rome






40. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






41. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






42. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






43. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






45. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






46. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






48. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






49. The termination of slavery






50. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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