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






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






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






4. Provincial governor in the Persian empire






5. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






6. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






7. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






8. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






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






10. A member of the middle class in medieval England






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






12. Money - equipment - and materials used to produce more wealth through investments in businesses and factories






13. A South African policy in which the races were separated by law






14. In the first half of the 19th century - an intellectual who believed in human equality and in practicing cooperation in industry






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






16. The ability to organize and utilize the factors of production to realize profits






17. A Latin American military dictator






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






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






20. 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






21. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






22. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






23. Armies of soldiers in feudal Japan






24. Term used by Muslims to refer to Christians and Jews - whom the Muslims respected for possessing a scripture






25. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






26. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






27. Studying fossil remains






28. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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29. French Protestants






30. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






31. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






32. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






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






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






35. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






36. Hunting and gathering






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






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






39. 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






40. The movement of people from rural to urban areas






41. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






42. The right of a dynasty to rule






43. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






45. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






46. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum






47. The Muslim name for God






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






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






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