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






2. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






3. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






4. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






5. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






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






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






8. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






9. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






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






12. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






13. The termination of slavery






14. One of two leaders elected by the patrician assembly who held executive authority under the Roman republic()






15. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function






16. A group of families that formed the basis of villages in some part of Africa






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






18. 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






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






20. Spacecraft with the capacity to return to earth under its own power






21. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






22. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






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






24. Hebrew word meaning 'the anointed': in Judaism the promised deliverer of the Jews; in Christianity - a term referring to Jesus






25. The technology associated with the application of robots






26. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






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






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






29. The german air force






30. In medieval Europe - the practice of charging interest






31. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






32. Warrior leaders in feudal Japan






33. Campaign carried out bu the Chinese Red Guards between 1966 and 1976 with the goal of revitalizing the Chinese Communist Party and consolidating Mao's leadership






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






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






36. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






37. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






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






39. The politics of reality put into practice by Otto von Bismarck






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






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






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






43. 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






44. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






45. 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






46. 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






47. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






48. Babylonian legal code that established governmental responsibility for criminal justice






49. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






50. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation