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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. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






2. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






3. 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






4. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






6. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






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






8. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






9. One who disagrees; a dissenter






10. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






11. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






12. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






13. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






14. A blend of Confucianism and Buddhism that emphasized traditional Chinese values of self-discipline - family loyalty - and obedience to authority






15. The worship of many gods






16. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






17. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






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






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






20. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






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






22. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






23. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






25. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






26. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






27. A conflict between papal and secular authority sparked by the use of icons in the Eastern Orthodox Church






28. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






30. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






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






32. A member of the middle class in medieval England






33. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






35. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






36. An agreement; in the Hebrew religion - the relationship between the people and their GOD






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






38. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






39. Segregated community (e.g Jewish)






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






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






42. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






43. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






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






45. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






46. Muslim social and ethical law






47. 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






48. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






49. Beginning the the 15th century - the exchange of plants livestock - disease - and slaves between the eastern and western hemispheres






50. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world