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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 deep sense of pride in one's nation






2. A grant of land in medieval Europe






3. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






5. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






6. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






7. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






8. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






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






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






11. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






12. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






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






14. A sole ruler with absolute power






15. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






16. A Muslim ruler






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






18. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






19. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






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






21. Objects shaped by humans






22. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






24. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






25. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






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. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






28. Large estate in ancient Rome






29. A united nations- sponsored agency whose goals are to improve world health and assist countries in promoting family- planning programs






30. 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






31. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






32. 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






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






34. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






35. Large collective farm






36. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






37. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






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






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






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






41. The Muslim name for God






42. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






43. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






44. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






45. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






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






47. Marriage to more than one wife






48. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






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






50. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain