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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






2. Business practices- including capitalism - join-stock companies - and mercantilism- that characterized- that characterized Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries






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






4. 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






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






6. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






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






8. The study of humans as a species






9. The german air force






10. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






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






12. The Muslim community of faithful






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






14. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






16. The Hebrew name for God






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






18. German submarines






19. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






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






21. In feudal Europe - a person who received from his lord a grant of land in exchange for loyalty and military or agricultural services






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






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






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






25. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






26. Arabic word meaning 'house of Islam.' referring to lands under the rule of Islam






27. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






28. A humanlike creature that walks upright






29. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






30. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






31. Members of the same ruling family maintaining control of their country's government for several generations






32. One of the four classes of society in Aryan India






33. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






34. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






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






36. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






38. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






39. Large estate in ancient Rome






40. A greak city-state






41. 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






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






43. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






44. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






45. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






46. 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






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






48. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






49. Sumerian system of writing formed by pressing a wedge- shaped stylus into wet clay






50. A guild-sponsored system of training craftsmen






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