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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. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






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






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






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






5. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






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






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






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






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






10. A NY building complex housing numerous companies and organizations dealing with global trade; a target of the 2001 terrorist attack on the US






11. 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






12. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






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






14. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






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






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






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






18. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






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






20. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






21. In the 16th century Roman Catholic Church - a paper whose purchase guaranteed the buyer the forgiveness of sins






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






23. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






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






25. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






27. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






28. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






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






30. A member of the middle class in medieval Germany n. ()






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






32. 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






33. A painting done on wet plaster that was typical of the art of the Greeks and Romans of the European Renaissance






34. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






35. A German emperor






36. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






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






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






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






40. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






41. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






42. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






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






44. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






45. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






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






47. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






48. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






49. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






50. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine