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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. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






2. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






3. The belief in one god






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






11. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






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






13. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






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






15. Military slave who fought in the armies of the Abbasides






16. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






17. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






18. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






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






20. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






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






22. Chinese concept of balance in nature represented by male assertiveness and female submission






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






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






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






26. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






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






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






29. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






30. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






31. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






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






34. The organized elimination of an entire population group






35. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






36. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






37. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






38. The symbol used as part of a writing system






39. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






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






41. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






42. The right of a dynasty to rule






43. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






45. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






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






47. A custom of disembowelment carried out by the samurai as an honorable alternative to the acceptance of defeat






48. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






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