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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. The german air force






2. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






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






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






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






6. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






11. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






12. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






13. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






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






15. Area that granted investment or trading privileges to another country






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






17. One who pursues the meaning of truth






18. A government of three rulers






19. Describes a male-dominated society






20. 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






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






22. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






23. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






24. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






25. The termination of slavery






26. Objects shaped by humans






27. A 26 mile race






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






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






30. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






31. Russian Parliament






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






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






34. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






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






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






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






38. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






39. The four economically successful areas of Hong Kong - Singapore - South Korea - and Taiwan






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






41. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






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






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






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






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






46. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






47. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






48. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






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. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism