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






2. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






3. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






4. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






5. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






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






7. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






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






9. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






10. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






11. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






12. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






13. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






14. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






15. A national legislature assembly






16. 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






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






18. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






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






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






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






22. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






23. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






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






25. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






26. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






27. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






29. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






30. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






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






32. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






33. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






34. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






35. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






36. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






37. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






38. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






39. The organized elimination of an entire population group






40. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






41. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






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






43. Russian Parliament






44. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






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






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






47. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






48. A Muslim ruler






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






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