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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






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






3. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






4. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






5. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






6. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






7. The Muslim community of faithful






8. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






9. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






10. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






11. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






12. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






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






14. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






15. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






16. A replacement for the encomienda system which allowed for the payment of wages to Native American workings in the Spanish American colonies






17. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






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






19. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






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






21. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






22. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






23. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






24. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






25. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






26. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






27. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






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






29. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






30. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






32. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






34. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






35. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






36. A ceasefire agreement






37. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






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






39. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






40. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






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






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






43. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






44. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






45. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






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






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






48. The study of humans as a species






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






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







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