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






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






3. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






4. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






5. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






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






7. Describes a male-dominated society






8. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






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






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






11. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






12. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






13. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






14. A grant of land in medieval Europe






15. Muslim social and ethical law






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






17. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






18. A greak city-state






19. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






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






22. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






23. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






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






26. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






27. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






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






29. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






30. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






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






32. A national legislature assembly






33. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






34. Large estate in ancient Rome






35. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






36. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






37. A political system in which a monarch or noble granted land to other nobles in exchange for military services - protection and loyalty






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






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






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






41. The worship of many gods






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






43. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






44. 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






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






46. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






47. A belief that maintained that - although there was a god - the role of the deity was simply to set natural laws in motion






48. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






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






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