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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 member of the middle class in medieval England






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






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






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






5. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






6. 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






7. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






8. A national legislature assembly






9. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






10. The german air force






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






12. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






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






14. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






15. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






16. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






17. A method of dating flint and clay objects by measuring the amount of electrons released when the subject is heated






18. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






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






21. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






22. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






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






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






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






26. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






27. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






28. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






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






30. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






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






32. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






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






34. 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






35. A campaign of violence against Jewish settlements in Russia in the late 19th century






36. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






37. In the early 19th century - a term suffering to those Europeans who favored granting increased power to elect assemblies






38. 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






39. Muslim social and ethical law






40. The Enlightenment concept that government is based upon an agreement in which the people relinquish their rights to a ruler in order to receive the protection offered by law and order






41. A lavish community of the rulers of Ming China - forbidden to commoners






42. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






43. In Hinduism - the rules of one's caste; in Buddhism the doctrines of the faith






44. 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






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






46. A 26 mile race






47. The strategic narrow body of water between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara






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






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






50. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders