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






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






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






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






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






6. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






7. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






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






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






10. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






11. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






12. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






13. French Protestants






14. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






15. An object shaped by humans






16. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






17. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






18. An antimalarial drug






19. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






20. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






21. One who disagrees; a dissenter






22. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






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






24. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






25. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






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






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






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






29. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






30. The right to vote






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






32. 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






33. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






34. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






35. A Persian king






36. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






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






38. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






39. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






40. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






41. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






42. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






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






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






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






46. Hunting and gathering






47. The worship of many gods






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






49. The right of a dynasty to rule






50. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -