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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






2. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






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






5. The technology associated with the application of robots






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






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






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






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






10. Objects shaped by humans






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






12. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






13. A Latin American military dictator






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






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






16. Marriage to more than one wife






17. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






18. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






19. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






20. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






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






22. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






23. 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






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






25. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






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






27. A cohort group in which tribal members of a common age range shared experiences and responsibilities appropriate to that age group






28. 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






29. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






30. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






31. French Protestants






32. The Muslim name for God






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






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






35. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






37. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






38. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






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






40. The german air force






41. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






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






43. One who disagrees; a dissenter






44. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






45. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






46. One who pursues the meaning of truth






47. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






48. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






49. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






50. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler