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






2. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






3. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






4. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






5. Describes a male-dominated society






6. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






7. Objects shaped by humans






8. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






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






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






11. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






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






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






14. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






15. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






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






17. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






18. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






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






20. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






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






22. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






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






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






25. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






26. 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






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






28. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






29. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






30. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






31. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






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






33. The study of humans as a species






34. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






36. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






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






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






40. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






41. One who pursues the meaning of truth






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






43. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






44. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






46. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






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






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






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






50. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand