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






2. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






3. The power to prevent the execution of law






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






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. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






7. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






8. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






9. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






10. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






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






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






13. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






14. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






15. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






16. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






17. The termination of slavery






18. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






19. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






20. 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






21. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






22. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






23. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






25. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






26. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






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






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






29. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






30. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






31. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






32. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






33. In feudal Europe - a peasant bound to the lord's land






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






35. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






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






37. The right to vote






38. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






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






40. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






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






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






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






44. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






45. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






46. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






47. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






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






49. A Latin American military dictator






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