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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 multitiered pyramid that served as a temple in Sumer






2. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






3. 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






4. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






5. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






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






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






8. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






9. A trans- Atlantic trade route from Europe to Africa - then to the Americans - and then returning Rome






10. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






11. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






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






13. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






14. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






15. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






16. A blend some of the beliefs of Zoroastianism - Buddhism - and Christianity which held that life was a struggle between good and evil






17. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






18. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






19. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






20. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






21. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






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






23. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






24. Marriage to more than one wife






25. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






26. Objects shaped by humans






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






28. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






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






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






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






32. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






33. Measures the amount of radiocarbon remaining in a fossil skeleton ( this reveals it age)






34. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






35. 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






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






37. The killing of unwanted wives in India by which the husband douses the wife with kerosene - sets her on fire - and then reports the incident as a cooking accident






38. One who disagrees; a dissenter






39. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






40. Large farms owned by the government in which profits are shared by all farmers






41. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






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






43. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






44. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






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






46. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






47. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






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






49. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






50. Hunting and gathering