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






2. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






3. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






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






5. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






6. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






7. Large collective farm






8. A delclaration advocating free - document signed by FDR and Churchill that expressed all of their intents in WWII - including that they sought no territorial gain - wouldn't allow a territorial change without the consent of all parties involved - an






9. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






10. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






12. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






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






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






16. The study of cultures through examination of their artifacts






17. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






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






19. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






20. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






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






22. Economic plans to increase industrial and productivity in the soviet union - china - and india






23. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






24. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






25. Conference held in 1954 which divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel






26. 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






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






28. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






29. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






30. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






31. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






32. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






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






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






35. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






37. A ceasefire agreement






38. 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






39. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






40. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






41. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






42. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






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






44. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






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






46. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






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






48. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






49. A trapezoid pyramid typical of architecture of pre- Columbia Mesoamerica and South America as well as early Polynesian societies






50. A person in favor of returning to the status quo







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