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






2. An economic system based on private ownership in order to produce profits - prices are based on supply and demand






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






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






5. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






6. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






7. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






8. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






10. 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






11. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






12. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






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






15. Large collective farm






16. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






17. A humanlike creature that walks upright






18. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






19. 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






20. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






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






22. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






24. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






25. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






26. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






27. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






28. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






29. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






30. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






31. The symbol used as part of a writing system






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






33. A government of three rulers






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






35. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






36. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






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






38. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






39. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






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






41. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






42. Russian Parliament






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






44. A grant of land in medieval Europe






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






46. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






47. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






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






49. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






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