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






2. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






3. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






4. A national legislature assembly






5. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






6. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






7. A policy announced by the US President Truman in 1947 to offer military and economic aid to free nations treated by communism






8. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






9. A Persian king






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






11. A pattern of inheritance in which the daughter inherit from their mother and sons from their father






12. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






13. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






14. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






15. Describes a male-dominated society






16. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






17. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






18. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






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






20. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






21. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






22. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






23. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






24. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






25. A grant of land in medieval Europe






26. German submarines






27. The technology associated with the application of robots






28. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






29. Russian Parliament






30. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






31. An object shaped by humans






32. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






33. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






34. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






35. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






36. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






38. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






39. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






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






41. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






42. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






43. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






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






45. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






46. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






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






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






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






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