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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 business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






2. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






3. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






4. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






5. A government of three rulers






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






7. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






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






9. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






11. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






12. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






13. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






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






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






16. 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






17. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






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






19. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






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






21. Large collective farm






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






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






24. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






25. 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






26. The 16th century reform movement in the christian church that emphasized salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone






27. Greek idea of balance - moderation - and proportion






28. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






29. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






30. 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






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






32. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






33. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






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






35. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






36. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






37. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






38. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






39. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






40. The symbol used as part of a writing system






41. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






42. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






43. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






44. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






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






46. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






47. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






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






49. An object shaped by humans






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