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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. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






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






3. French Protestants






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






5. The Muslim community of faithful






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






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






8. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






9. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






10. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






12. The study of humans as a species






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






14. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






15. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






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






17. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






18. Ethnically homogeneous nations under the Ottoman empire who were allowed a representative to serve as a voice before the sultan






19. Studying fossil remains






20. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






22. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






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






25. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






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






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






29. The belief in one god






30. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






31. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






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






33. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






34. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






35. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






36. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






38. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






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






40. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






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






42. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






44. 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






45. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






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






48. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






49. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






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