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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 national legislature assembly






2. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






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






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






5. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






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






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






8. Russian emperor






9. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






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






11. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






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






13. German submarines






14. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






15. The belief in one god






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






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






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






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






20. The symbol used as part of a writing system






21. 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






22. One who pursues the meaning of truth






23. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






24. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






25. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






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






27. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






28. A member of the middle class in medieval England






29. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






30. The major of the palace; the most powerful person in Gaul by the early 18th century






31. 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






32. A greak city-state






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






34. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






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






36. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






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






38. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






39. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






40. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






41. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






42. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






43. The right of a dynasty to rule






44. An administration in which voters decide on issues themselves rather than through representatives






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






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






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






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






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






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