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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 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






2. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






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






4. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






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






6. Member of elite class in ancient rome






7. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






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






9. 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






10. A humanlike creature that walks upright






11. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






12. An artistic movement in which paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality






13. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






14. The Hebrew name for God






15. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






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






17. Russian Parliament






18. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






19. An Incan record keeping device that consisted of a cord from which were suspended a number of cords - each containing a variety of knots of various sizes shapes and colors






20. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






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






22. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






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






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






25. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






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






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






28. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






29. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






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






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






32. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






33. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






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






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






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






37. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






38. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






39. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






40. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






41. French Protestants






42. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






43. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






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






45. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






46. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






47. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






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






49. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






50. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome