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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. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






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






3. An organization established in 1995 to supervise free trade






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






5. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






6. The dissemination of materials or messages to promote one's own cause or diminish the cause of an adversary






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






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






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






10. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






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






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






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






14. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






15. A pilgrimage to Mecca required once during the lifetime of a follower of Islam






16. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






17. The worship of many gods






18. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






19. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






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






21. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






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






23. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






24. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






26. The most popular of the Hellenistic philosophies - the belief that individuals had a responsibility to aid others and lead virtuous lives






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






28. A German emperor






29. 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






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






31. The patrician assembly that approves all major decisions in republican Rome






32. A humanlike creature that walks upright






33. A self- sufficient estate in feudal Europe






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






35. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






36. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






37. An object shaped by humans






38. Periodic migration in order to locate grazing lands from domesticated herds






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






40. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






41. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






42. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






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






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






45. In India - public isolation of women from non-family members






46. 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






47. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






48. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






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






50. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others