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






3. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






4. 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






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






6. Government in the hands of the wealthy or the nobility






7. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






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






9. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






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






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






12. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






13. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






14. Hellenistic philosophy calling for a return to simplicity and a rejection of materialism -;;






15. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






16. Fine -yellow -windblown -slit






17. A ballistic missile with the capacity to travel from one continent to another






18. A follower of Jesus who helped spread his teachings -






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Idea proposed by the enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu in which the powers of government are divided among different branches






25. A Persian king






26. Movement beginning in the 1890s - its main focus was the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine






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






28. South African inhabitant of dutch ancestry






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






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






31. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






32. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






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






34. A cold war term referring to developing nations nonaligned with either the Soviet union or US






35. Ancient and medieval trade routes that linked china to the Mediterranean world






36. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






37. The Jewish day of atonement






38. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






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






40. A 1 -600 mile communication route in ancient Persia






41. 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






42. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






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






44. Reserved territory in the least desirable area of South Africa set aside for black residents






45. French Protestants






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






47. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






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






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






50. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service