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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






2. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






3. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






4. The study of humans as a species






5. 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






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






7. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






8. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






9. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






10. The power to prevent the execution of law






11. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






12. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






13. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






14. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






15. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






16. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






17. The termination of slavery






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






19. 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






20. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






21. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






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






24. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






25. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






26. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






27. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






28. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






29. 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






30. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






31. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






32. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






33. A ceasefire agreement






34. Member of elite class in ancient rome






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






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






37. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






38. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






39. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






40. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






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






42. French Protestants






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






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






45. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






46. 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






47. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






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






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. 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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