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






2. A multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






3. A method of measuring the amount of radiocarbon in fossilized material






4. Russian emperor






5. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






6. The Muslim name for God






7. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






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






9. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






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






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






12. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






13. Two-dimensional religious images used by Eastern Christians in their celebrations and devotions






14. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






15. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






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






17. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






18. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






19. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






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






21. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






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






23. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






24. Head-to-toe garment with a mesh- like panel covering face; required attire for women under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan by other Islamic societies






25. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






26. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






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






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






29. An economic system in which the means of production belong to the public and are operated for the common welfare






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






31. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






32. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






33. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






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






36. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






37. The power to prevent the execution of law






38. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






39. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






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






41. A government of three rulers






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






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






44. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






46. 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






47. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






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






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






50. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government