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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. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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






3. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






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






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






6. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






7. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government






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






9. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






10. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






11. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






13. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






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






15. The Hebrew name for God






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






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






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






19. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






20. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






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






22. A sole ruler with absolute power






23. A 26 mile race






24. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






25. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






26. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






27. One who pursues the meaning of truth






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






29. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






30. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






31. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






32. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






33. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






35. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






36. 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






37. Large collective farm






38. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






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






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






42. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






43. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






44. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






46. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






47. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






48. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






49. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






50. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece