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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 temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






2. In 1949 defense alliance initiated the the US - Canada and then nations of western Europe






3. An advocate of gradual political change






4. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






5. A national legislature assembly






6. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






7. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






8. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






9. 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






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






11. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






12. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






13. The power to prevent the execution of law






14. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






15. The worship of many gods






16. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






17. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






18. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






19. A series of examinations given to determine qualifications for government- related jobs






20. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






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






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






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






24. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






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






26. The period from 2 -500 -000 to about 8000 BCE; also called the old stone age






27. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






28. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






30. The study of cultures through the examination of artifacts






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






32. A Protestant Church that stressed adult baptism and the separation of church and state






33. Hitler's plan against great Britain - which began with the bombing of Britain in the summer of 1940






34. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






35. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer






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






37. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






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






39. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






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






41. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






43. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






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






45. 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






46. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






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






48. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






49. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






50. A government of three rulers