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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. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






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






4. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






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






6. The power to prevent the execution of law






7. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






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






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






10. A Muslim ruler






11. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






12. 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






13. A humanlike creature that walks upright






14. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






15. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






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






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






18. A government of three rulers






19. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






20. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






21. The technology associated with the application of robots






22. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






23. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






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






25. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






26. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






27. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






29. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






31. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






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






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






34. The termination of slavery






35. Religious title of a conservative Islamic leader in Iran






36. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






37. The worship of many gods






38. An advocate of gradual political change






39. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






40. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






41. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






42. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






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






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






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






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






48. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






49. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






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