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






2. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






4. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






6. A member of the middle class in medieval England






7. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






8. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






9. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






10. The right to vote






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






12. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






14. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






15. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






16. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






17. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






18. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






19. 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






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






21. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






22. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






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






24. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






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






26. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






27. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






28. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






29. One who disagrees; a dissenter






30. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






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






32. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






34. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






35. Hunting and gathering






36. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






37. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






38. 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






39. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






40. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






41. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






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






43. An organization of European countries to promote free trade among its members






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






45. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






46. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






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






48. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






49. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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