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






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






3. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






4. Pre- WWI military pact among Germany - Austria-Hungry - and Italy






5. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






6. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






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






8. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






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






10. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






11. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






12. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






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






15. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






16. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






17. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






18. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






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






20. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






21. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






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






23. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






24. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






25. Objects shaped by humans






26. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






27. A warrior for islam






28. A person in favor of returning to the status quo






29. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






30. 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






31. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






32. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






33. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






34. Term referring to those in French Legislative Assembly whose stand on political issues was neither radical nor conservative






35. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






36. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






37. A national legislature assembly






38. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






39. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






41. A German emperor






42. 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






43. Large estate in ancient Rome






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






45. Large collective farm






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






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






48. 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






49. The belief in one god






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